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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Genesys

Genesys is an online platform where you can find information about plant genetic resources for food and agriculture conserved in genebanks worldwide.

Building a Global Genebank Partnership

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

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is our insurance against the loss of crop diversity and is the world's largest backup facility for seeds.

Emergency Reserve for Genebanks

The Emergency Reserve for Genebanks provides rapid, short-term and urgent support to seed collections in the global system.

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Information Systems

Genebank data and information systems are central to the effective conservation and use of plant genetic resources.

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Supporting Genebanks

Sustaining the world's genebanks to secure global crop diversity, forever.

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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…

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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.