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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Seed Processes: Storage and Deterioration

Environmental conditions and management factors influencing storage and deterioration of seeds, including physiological and biochemical changes. This course offers certification.

Seed Longevity Initiative: Towards a More Efficient Global System of Germplasm Conservation

Seed Longevity Initiative: Towards a More Efficient Global System of Germplasm Conservation The diversity of most of the world’s major crops is collected, conserved and exchanged in the form of seeds…

Seed Heroes

Where Dedication Meets Action in the Ongoing Effort to Safeguard Our Planet's Vital Genetic Resources Embark on a captivating journey with Seed Heroes, a special campaign by the Crop Trust, as we…

Seed Germination and Viability

This course introduces germination and other seed viability testing. Students become familiar with the source of the germination working sample, the AOSA rules for performing the standard germination…

Seed Development and Metabolism

The seed development and metabolism course introduces students to the basic concepts of seed physiology. An understanding of the processes which occur during seed development, maturation, storage and…

Seed Conservation Techniques

The course is aimed at scientists involved in different aspects of seed conservation, therefore there are no minimum academic requirements for the course, although owing to course content,…

Seed Conservation Continues Despite The Pandemic

Seed Conservation Continues Despite The Pandemic Secure Crop Diversity, Secure Food The global pandemic has not halted efforts to secure agrobiodiversity. Genebanks around the world continue to…

Seed Conservation

This course provides an introduction to seed conservation for botanic gardens or other seed conservation partners with limited or no skills in seed conservation or seed banking. By end of the course…

Seed Conditioning 107 - Seedborne Disease and Treatments

Seed can serve as a pathway for introducing plant diseases and other pests to new environments and new countries. The risk to agriculture is very high should a new pathogen become introduced and…

Seed Conditioning 106 - Caryover Seed, Inventory and Storage

Seed lots are not always used entirely each planting season. Seed that was purchased or grown this year may require storage to be carried over to subsequent planting seasons. When seed is carried…

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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.