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.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

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Executive Board

The Executive Board is the principal decision-making body of the Crop Trust.

Policies and Related Documents

The Crop Trust has established standards of conduct for its staff and executive management and Executive Board in line with the our approach and values.

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Stefan Schmitz's Biography

Stefan Schmitz joined the Crop Trust as Executive Director in January 2020. He leads the Crop Trust’s efforts in conserving and making crop diversity available for use globally and is responsible…

Executive Board Portal

We are delighted to welcome you to the Executive Board Web Portal – this secure and restricted webpage will provide you with convenient access to past and current Board meeting documents…

Subsidiary Committees

Investment Committee The Investment Committee (IC) is responsible for all matters relating to the investment affairs of the organization, encompassing the areas of investment and financial risk…

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Adapting Smallholder Farmers’ Crops to Climate Change Through Crop Diversity in the Pacific

Strengthening a rational, efficient and effective global system of ex situ crop diversity conservation.

Endowment Fund

At the heart of the Crop Trust is its endowment fund, a key foundational element that underpins its work.

How Does the Endowment Fund Work?

The Crop Trust invests its money in a diversified range of low-risk financial instruments to generate sufficient returns for this purpose. As of 31 December 2024, the Endowment Fund received USD…

What Are The Funds Used For?

Disbursements from the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund have been used to support our long-term agreements with the international research centers of the Consultative Group on International…

What Will It Cost To Secure Global Diversity Forever?

The Crop Trust has calculated that an endowment fund of USD 850 million is required to generate the necessary annual returns (around 34 million) to guarantee that crop diversity will be available…

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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.