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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…

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…

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…

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

At the heart of the Crop Trust is its endowment fund, a key foundational element that underpins its 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 March 2024, the Endowment Fund received USD 260…

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…

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…

Our commitment to responsible investing The Crop Trust, as a responsible asset owner, considers that responsible investment and good stewardship may enhance long-term Fund performance, and is…

Frequently asked questions about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault What is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault? The Svalbard Global Seed Vault provides insurance against both incremental…