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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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How Rice Hidden by a Woman Fleeing Slavery in the 1700s Could Help Her Descendants

How Rice Hidden by a Woman Fleeing Slavery in the 1700s Could Help Her Descendants Descendants of enslaved Africans in Suriname, known as the Saamaka Maroons, cultivated a unique rice variety which…

My Potato is Your Potato: Collective Responsibility for Crop Diversity

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - February 2024

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit - February 2024 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opens for the first time in 2024 to accept new seeds from the world’s genebanks. Members of the media are…

A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old

A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old As the State Department’s global envoy for food security, Cary Fowler is working to shift U.S. foreign policy towards promoting…

Climate Change's Threat to Global Coffee Production

Climate Change's Threat to Global Coffee Production Scientists Sarada Krishnan, Director of Programs at Crop Trust, and Hanna Neuschwander, Strategy and Communications Director of World Coffee…

Taking Diversity out of the Genebank and into Farmers’ Fields in Ghana

Geoffrey Hawtin

Geoffrey Hawtin is an agricultural scientist and manager with expertise in agrobiodiversity, genetic resources, plant breeding, and research management. He has headed two CGIAR Centres: Bioversity…

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…

Nikolai Vavilov: The Father of Genebanks

The Father of Genebanks

Josette Lewis

Dr. Josette Lewis is the chief scientific officer of the Almond Board of California. She oversees grower-funded research on all aspects of growing almonds, on innovative new uses of almond…

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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.