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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Supercharging Nutrition with Wild Chickpea Relatives

Supercharging Nutrition with Wild Chickpea Relatives Chickpea is an excellent source of dietary fiber, with calcium and magnesium to boot, but new research shows we can do even more with the popular…

Sunflower_Summary.pdf

Global strategy for the conservation and use of sunflower genetic resources: summary for ITPGRFA stakeholders This document is a concise summary of the Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use…

Sunflowers

A multi-year effort to develop new strategies and update existing ones was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). To gain an overview on the current state of the…

Sunchoke Soup

Sunchoke Soup This delicious sunchoke soup by Chef Helena del Pesco will warm even the coldest of days. Ingredients: 1/4 cup unsalted butter 8 leeks, white and light green parts only,…

Sudan’s National Genebank Begins Rebuilding as Famine Threatens

Sudan’s National Genebank Begins Rebuilding as Famine Threatens Staff count the cost of armed conflict and step up efforts to conserve Sudan’s unique collection of sorghum and other crops. Almost…

Sudan

Sudan is one of the poorest and least-developed countries in the world and has a population of over 36.7 million. Around one-third of Sudan’s inhabitants are dependent on farming and animal…

Subsidiary Committees

Investment Committee The Investment Committee (IC) is responsible for all matters relating to the investment affairs of the organization, encompassing the areas of investment and financial risk…

Flower. (Photo: Shawn Landersz/Crop Trust)

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Strengthening the Inclusion of Marginalized Groups in Ex Situ Conservation of Crop Diversity

Strengthening the Inclusion of Marginalized Groups in Ex Situ Conservation of Crop Diversity Farmers have selected, exchanged and conserved crop diversity for millennia, and continue to do so,…

Strengthening Genebanks in Ecuador and Peru

Strengthening Genebanks in Ecuador and Peru A team of experts traveled to Ecuador and Peru to review the national genebanks in a visit organized by the Crop Trust under the Biodiversity for…

Marise Borja, one of the BOLD genebank reviewers, examines the INIAP long-term storage cold room. She is accompanied by Alvaro Monteros, the Delegate Manager at the National Department of Plant Genetic Resources in Ecuador

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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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