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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Sweetpotato Leaves à la Singida

Sweetpotato Leaves à la Singida The sun is barely up when I meet Jasmin Salum in her family’s irrigated plot in Mumbivi, a small village just outside Singida in central Tanzania. The air is cool,…

Sweetpotato Project: Securing Diversity for Farmers and the Future

A new project is preserving sweetpotato landraces from Madagascar and Zambia, cleaning them of diseases so they can yield better, and putting them back into the hands of farmers.

Sweetpotato Success Story

Launched in September 2021, Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) is a 10-year project, that builds on the successes and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives Project…

Sweetpotatoes on Ice

Since 2022, the Crop Trust, the International Potato Center (CIP), the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) and Fiompiana Fambolena Malagasy Norvéziana (FIFAMANOR) in Madagascar have…

Swiss-Flavoured Food Forever Experience Puts Crop Diversity in the Spotlight at the World Economic Forum 2025

Swiss-Flavoured Food Forever Experience Puts Crop Diversity in the Spotlight at the World Economic Forum 2025 Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2025 – The World Economic Forum’s 2025 meeting…

Syrian War Causes The Global Doomsday Seed Vault's First Withdrawal

Syrian War Causes The Global Doomsday Seed Vault's First Withdrawal The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has requested the backup seed that they deposited in…

System Development: Towards a Global Genebank System

Long-term Support of Individual Genebanks Genebanks need to work together to ensure the long-term conservation, availability and use of crop diversity. Through the Global Genebank Partnership (GGP),…

Tackling Genebank Emergencies

On the long road of conservation of crop diversity, emergencies occasionally arise, and it is then important to provide rapid assistance to genebanks facing the risk of losing their collections…

Buildings damaged by war in Aleppo, Syria

Tagesspiegel Background: Peace is a Prerequisite for Food Security

Tagesspiegel Background: Peace is a Prerequisite for Food Security Tagesspiegel Background reports on the state of global food security, emphasizing the need for peace, funding and a strategic mix…

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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.

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