The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

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Crop Trust Appoints New Executive Director

Crop Trust Appoints New Executive Director Bonn, Germany (12th November 2019) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) announced today the appointment of Dr. Stefan Schmitz as its…

Wild Plants from Four Continents Deliver Climate Change Lifeline for Crops

Wild Plants from Four Continents Deliver Climate Change Lifeline for Crops Nearly 5,000 seed samples of crop wild relatives saved in challenging, six-year effort to secure the future of food Bonn,…

Major Seed Deposit at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Longyearbyen

Major Seed Deposit at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Longyearbyen SVALBARD (25 February, 2020) - Today, 35 genebanks from all continents deposited seeds at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, at a…

Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Effort to Tackle Global Food Security Hand-picked from…

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Highgrove House on May 13, 2019 in Tetbury, England.

ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) welcome the signature…

Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa EUR 20 million project to boost genebanks’ efforts to conserve and share samples of key staple crops will drive climate…

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future

The Crop Trust joins forces with the Global Landscapes Forum for a food and nutrition secure future BONN, Germany (4 June 2020) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) has announced today…

Germany Supports the Crop Trust to Safeguard & Use Crop Diversity Globally

Germany Supports the Crop Trust to Safeguard & Use Crop Diversity Globally BONN, Germany (8 June 2021) – Germany and the Crop Trust are expanding their cooperation to help safeguard global crop…

Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table

Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table BONN, Germany (2 September, 2021) -- The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg)…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Reopens for Final Deposit of 2021 In this deposit, 14,011 seed samples are being added from 12 genebanks from around the world. Latvia and Serbia are depositing seeds…

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The Crop Diversity Digest

From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.