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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The Summer Edition 2016

Marie Haga | Marie’s Corner

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Twenty-two genebanks, including two new ones, added nearly 51,000 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2021.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

In 2022, no fewer than 30 genebanks from 28 countries deposited a total of nearly 85,000 seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

The Sweetpotato Project Funded by the Darwin Initiative

Sweetpotato is a nutritious staple across Africa, but its diversity is under threat. To safeguard it forever, partners are coming together to test a model that could work not only for sweetpotato…

The Templeton Pre-Breeding Project

The Crop Trust – Templeton Project is built on a mutual goal to improve food security for some of the world’s most vulnerable smallholders in the context of a changing climate.

The Trees That Make Their Own Climate

The Trees That Make Their Own Climate Sosthene Ahongeze, 52, always knew the time for planting and harvesting, and planned accordingly. Having spent many decades as a smallholder farmer, the…

The Vault for Global Food Security

The Vault for Global Food Security Sayanti Sengupta | seventeen goals Magazine The world population has been growing by leaps and bounds. How do we then ensure food security for all in the face of…

The Vavilov Collection Connection

The Vavilov Collection Connection This week, the Crop Trust's Executive Board holds its semi-annual meeting at the N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) in St. Petersburg, Russia.…

The Vavilov Institute recognized the Crop Trust’s contribution to its work last November when it presented Marie Haga with its N.I. Vavilov Medal. The medal was awarded for “exceptional contribution to the cause of preservation of the Vavilov global collection of plant genetic resources for the present and future generations.”

The Women Finger Millet Advocates of Western Kenya

The Women Finger Millet Advocates of Western Kenya Finger millet hardly needs an introduction in Western Kenya. The crop is native to the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda and has been…

The Women’s Committee of Cotacachi: Guardians of the Chakras

The Women’s Committee of Cotacachi: Guardians of the Chakras This edition of our Seed Heroes series is about the Women’s Committee of UNORCAC in Ecuador, who safeguard crop diversity, promote…

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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.