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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Crop Trust Welcomed to Germany

Crop Trust Welcomed to Germany Bonn, Germany (22 May 2013)—The Global Crop Diversity Trust was welcomed to Germany today by the Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection, Ms.…

Crop Trust Welcomes Tim Fischer as New Board Chair

Crop Trust Welcomes Tim Fischer as New Board Chair BONN, GERMANY, October 20, 2017 – Australia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister, Timothy Andrew Fischer, has been named the next Executive Board Chair of…

Crop Trust Wins Video of the Day Award

Crop Trust Wins Video of the Day Award The Crop Trust's brand new video, Securing Our Food, Forever, has received the video of the day award by VOTD.TV. VOTD.TV awarded the Crop Trust…

Crop Trust-Led Panel on Pre-Breeding at GLF Biodiversity Conference

Crop Trust-Led Panel on Pre-Breeding at GLF Biodiversity Conference The importance of the world’s biodiversity cannot be understated and similarly, the uses of agrobiodiversity cannot be…

As part of the CWR Project at the International Potato Center (CIP), Peru, scientists are crossing heat-tolerant potatoes with local varieties. Photo: Michael Major/Crop Trust

Crop Wild Relative's Gap Analysis

Crop Wild Relative's Gap Analysis Over 70% of essential crop wild relative species in urgent need of collection, says new research - a first of its kind, global mapping project reveals gaps in…

Crop Wild Relatives

2011-2021 The Crop Wild Relatives Project (formally titled “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Collecting, Protecting, and Preparing Crop Wild Relatives”) brought together institutions,…

Crop Wild Relatives

Crop Wild Relatives The Crop Wild Relatives Project goal is to collect many of the most important species of crop wild relatives, ensure their long-term conservation and facilitate their use in…

Crop Wild Relatives Project Delivers Beyond Expectation

The 11-year Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) project, funded by the Government of Norway, came to an end in 2021 after achieving or exceeding all of the goals it had set, including releasing several new…

Crop Wild Relatives Rescue Mission Taking Root

Crop Wild Relatives Rescue Mission Taking Root 1 November 2016: Canberra, Australia -- As scientists from grains genebanks across 18 countries converge in Australia to discuss protecting the future…

Crop Wild Relatives: Pre-breeding

Crop Wild Relatives: Pre-breeding Increasing temperatures are pushing potato farmers higher up the Peruvian Andes. But what if rather than trying to escape climate change, they confront it? They…

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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.