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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Durum Wheat: a Story of Community

Durum Wheat: The Best Kept Secret in Katie Parla’s Pasta

Durum Wheat: The Best Kept Secret in Katie Parla’s Pasta Durum wheat is the behind-the-scenes star of the culinary world. Sure, it's used in all sorts of dishes globally, from North African couscous…

Early Flowering African Rice Beats the Heat

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Field workers harvest samples of African rice for research and conservation. Photo: Neil Palmer/Crop Trust

Economic Benefits of Crop Diversity

Economic Benefits of Crop Diversity Crop diversity is the raw material for the development of new and improved varieties, which provide a range of important benefits to farmers and…

Cassava plantlets in the CIAT genebank in Cali. Barcoded labels link each plantlet to an accession database with information on the variety, landrace or wild relative and where it was collected. Some types have long since vanished from fields, but these tiny offspring keep the diversity alive. Any one of them can be grown into a full-sized crop, which could hold the key to beating a virus in Vietnam or grasshoppers in Ghana.

ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding

ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) welcome the signature…

Ecuador

Ecuador is one of the world’s most environmentally diverse countries, with a population of over 16 million. Agriculture has traditionally employed a large proportion of the population. There is a…

Eggplant

If there were a contest for the most glamorous vegetable, and there certainly should be, eggplant would be a strong contender. There’s so much more to it than the deep, glossy black or rich…

Eggplant_Crop_Trust_2023.pdf

EGGpLANT A Beloved Big Berry with r o v a l F l a b o l G The eggplant, also called Solanum melongena, is native to Southeast Asia, but is grown around the world. It’s especially popular in Asia…

Eggplant_Summary_01.pdf

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

Egypt

Egypt has a population of nearly 90 million inhabitants. The per capita food consumption is 3,160 calories a day and ranks within the top quarter in the world. With increasing demands and a…

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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.