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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Foresight for Opportunity Crop Development

Foresight for Opportunity Crop Development This brief presents a strategic framework for integrating opportunity crops into African food systems through foresight-driven planning and…

Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America

Forward and Upward: Spirit of our GOAL Workshop in Latin America Marie Haga | Marie's Corner When you hear the word ‘quality’ what comes to mind? This was the question posed by Janny van Beem, the…

Four Things That Keep A Genebank Manager Awake At Night

Four Things That Keep A Genebank Manager Awake At Night Dave Ellis, Genebank Manager at CIP in Lima, Peru, shares with our Crop Topics readers his views and concerns regarding the present state and…

Dave Ellis and Marie Haga at Parque de la Papa

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are Opportunity Crops? Opportunity crops are plant species with unrealized potential to improve food and nutritional security. They are traditionally grown and used in certain…

From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops

From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use Over 250 farmers, genebank experts,…

From a Childhood in the Himalayas to Addressing Global Food Security: Shivali Sharma

From a Childhood in the Himalayas to Addressing Global Food Security: Shivali Sharma This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring…

From a Childhood on a Farm to an Agricultural Scientist: Paula Bramel

From a Childhood on a Farm to an Agricultural Scientist: Paula Bramel This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring interviews with…

From Asking ‘Why?’ to Conducting Climate Research: Sophia Lüttringhaus

From Asking ‘Why?’ to Conducting Climate Research: Sophia Lüttringhaus This is part of a weekly series in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring interviews with…

From Broccoli to Pak Choy: Brassicas Need a Global Network

From Broccoli to Pak Choy: Brassicas Need a Global Network To some people, broccoli is like math: You’re pretty sure that you won’t enjoy it, so you assume that you need to sugar-coat it – or,…

From Coffee to Cosmetics

From Coffee to Cosmetics Companies are Looking for Ways to Protect the Plants Their Products are Made From The number of plant species in the world is declining, and climate change is poised to reck…

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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.