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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2025 Annual Report

CROP DIVERSITY FINANCIALLY SECURE USD 398M market value of the Endowment Fund at the end of 2025, with USD 7.2m in project contributions received and new tech sector engagement. CROP…

Landmark Launches in Lima

We organized the Crop Diversity Day 2025 in Lima in advance of GB-11 with focus on innovation and partnerships, kicking off a week of engagement for the Crop Trust. Co-hosted by the…

A Year of Publications

Agricultural landscape genomics to increase crop resilience Plant Communications 2025 Back into the wild: harnessing the power of wheat wild relatives for future crop and food security Journal…

A Year of Communication

Throughout 2025, Crop Trust communications emphasized the value of multilateral cooperation, highlighting collaboration with the International Plant Treaty ahead of GB-11. The communications team…

Governance and Leadership

External Review: Fit for the Future In 2025, the Executive Board commissioned an independent external review to assess the Crop Trust’s achievements over the past decade and provide guidance for…

A Year of Engagement

In 2025, the Crop Trust strengthened its global presence, positioning crop diversity at the center of major conversations shaping the future of food systems. From AI to climate adaptation and…

Key Moments of 2025

In 2025, Crop Trust advocacy and activities advanced efforts on the three strategic goals outlined in the 2030 Strategic Plan: Food Forever. The Strategic Plan was put in place in 2023 to guide the…

Responding to Risk: Emergency Reserve for Genebanks

It was a challenging year for investment markets due to geopolitical turmoil, rising interest rates and inflationary pressures. However, the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund was set up with a long-term…

Power of Diversity: Charting the Path for Opportunity Crops

Seeds for Resilience is a five-year project supporting collections of key crops identified by partner genebanks in five sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia. In…

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.

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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.