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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Potatoes, the Underground Heroes

Potatoes, the Underground Heroes The potato is the world's number three food, feeding more than a billion people. But potato late blight may be the world's number one plant disease threat. The…

Potatoes for a Changing Climate

Potatoes for a Changing Climate Climate change is reducing potato yields in some important production areas due to more drought, heat, and diseases like late blight and bacterial wilt. Our partners…

Potatoes

The Crop Trust, along with its strategic partners, is developing conservation strategies to protect the genetic diversity of the world’s food crops. This initiative is funded by the German Federal…

Potato Research in Peru (video)

Potato Research in Peru (video) In Peru, researchers are breeding drought-resistant potato varieties. They use genes from wild potato species so that cultivated potatoes can cope better with…

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda

Potato Diversity Leads to Economic Gain in Uganda The genebank of the International Potato Centre (CIP) holds more than 6000 accessions of potatoes and distributes samples to users all over the…

The release of Victoria has resulted in gross economic benefits of USD 42 million per year in Uganda over a 25-year period. Photo: CIP

Potato

Potatoes originate in the Andes where around 180 wild potato species can still be found. It’s estimated that potatoes were domesticated about 7,000 years ago – slowly transforming the gnarly,…

POSTPONED - CGIAR Science Week

Innovation and partnerships for a food, nutrition, and climate secure-future. This event has been postponed!

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Portugal

Portugal has a population of over 10.8 million. The main crops grown in Portugal are cereals (wheat, barley, corn (maize) and rice), potatoes, grapes (for wine), olives and tomatoes. Crop yields,…

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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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