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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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New BOLD Project Website Launched

New BOLD Project Website Launched Visitors can now learn all about the Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) Project in a recently launched website. The Crop Trust…

New Beginnings

New Beginnings Marie Haga | Marie's Corner After very careful consideration and with a heavy heart, I have decided to resign from my position as Executive Director of the Crop Trust. I have been…

New Alfalfa Varieties Take Root

New Alfalfa Varieties Take Root From the dry, freezing winters of Kazakhstan and Inner Mongolia (China), to the parched summers of central Chile, to the blistering heat of Australia, alfalfa—also…

Nepal

Nepal lies along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges and has a population of around 29 million. Nepal is one of the least developed nations in the world as it is landlocked. It…

NBC's Today Show on the Seed Vault

NBC's Today Show on the Seed Vault NBC's Today Show reported on the opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in March 2012. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…

Nature’s Answer to Eggplant Angst

Nature’s Answer to Eggplant Angst S. Aarayiammal (45) of Irumputhipatty near here, who has been yearning for a good spell of rain, feels so relaxed now thanks to the unseasonal rain in different…

Nature: Weeds Warrant Urgent Conservation

Nature: Weeds Warrant Urgent Conservation Nature highlights report that finds that more than half of the wild relatives of 29 globally important crops are not adequately conserved in seed banks.

M. van Slageren collecting Ipomoea eriocarpa

Nature Africa: Baobab and Acacia Trees Among Latest African Deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Nature Africa: Baobab and Acacia Trees Among Latest African Deposit in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been…

Patrick Kasasa of the Zimbabwe-based Community Technology Development Trust stands in front of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault after an emotional seed deposit ceremony. Photo: Mike Major/Crop Trust

National Seed Bank, Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI)

Location Tal Amara, Lebanon Parent Organization Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI) Overview The National Seed Bank of Lebanon was established in 2013 by the Lebanese Agricultural…

National Plant Genetic Resources Center (NPGRC) Zambia

Location Chilanga, Lusaka Province, Zambia Parent Organization Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) Overview The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC), under the Zambia…

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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.