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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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Combatting Climate Change, One Seed at a Time

Combatting Climate Change, One Seed at a Time The largest agro-biodiversity collection in the world just got a little larger. Longyearbyen, Norway -- 18 October 2016: A total of 25 boxes containing…

Coalition to Rescue Indigenous Pacific Island Crops

Coalition to Rescue Indigenous Pacific Island Crops SYDNEY (22 October 2010)—Hoping to save the vulnerable varieties of bananas painted by the artist Paul Gauguin, rare coconuts, and 1,000 other…

Celebrating the Building Blocks of Life

Celebrating the Building Blocks of Life Crop diversity in focus: a global photography campaign was launched today celebrating the beauty and value of crop diversity around the world. The…

Seeds still life in a box. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board

Catherine Bertini New Chair of the Crop Trust’s Executive Board BONN, Germany (30 Dec 2021) – At the beginning of 2022, World Food Prize Laureate Catherine Bertini will assume leadership of the…

Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security

Brazil to Play Key Role in Global Food Security 23 March 2015, Brasilia: Landmark meeting with Global Crop Diversity Trust hosted by Embrapa takes place in Brasilia to discuss the key role that…

CATIE Will Now Have A New Space To Conserve Its International Coffee Collection

In the framework of the celebration of World Coffee Day, CATIE inaugurates an area in its La Montaña farm as the new space that will safeguard the genetic resources of coffee, reaffirming the commitment to long-term preservation for the benefit of world coffee growing.

Arctic Seed Vault Opens Doors for 100 Million Seeds

Arctic Seed Vault Opens Doors for 100 Million Seeds Longyearbyen, Norway (26 February 2008) The first seeds will be placed in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault at an opening ceremony on Tuesday, 26…

Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

Banking on Crop Diversity for Food Security in the Face of Climate Change Groundbreaking 10-year, USD 58 million project launches to secure future food security and climate resilience…

Arctic Seed Vault Inventory Passes Half-Million

Arctic Seed Vault Inventory Passes Half-Million LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (11 March 2010)—Days after celebrating its second anniversary, the Svalbard “Doomsday” Global Seed Vault is receiving this week…

Architectural Plan of Seed Vault Revealed

Architectural Plan of Seed Vault Revealed OSLO, NORWAY (9 February 2007)—The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep…

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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.