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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Website by Liquid Light

This website was designed and built by Liquid Light. Liquid Light work with large organisations who are solving some of the world’s biggest challenges. They empower organisations to do this by…

In Photos: What It Takes to Operate a National Genebank

In Photos: What It Takes to Operate a National Genebank The National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC) in Zambia is one of five national genebanks in Africa the Crop Trust is working with…

Paul Neate

Paul Neate is a freelance science writer, editor and communications professional specializing in agricultural and rural development. With over 35 years of experience in publishing, public awareness…

Farmers and Genebanks Explore Crop Diversity in Zambia

Farmers and Genebanks Explore Crop Diversity in Zambia It’s March in Chirundu District, in Zambia’s hot and humid lowlands near its border with Zimbabwe, and the track gives way to a field of…

Strengthening Genebanks in Ecuador and Peru

Strengthening Genebanks in Ecuador and Peru A team of experts traveled to Ecuador and Peru to review the national genebanks in a visit organized by the Crop Trust under the Biodiversity for…

Marise Borja, one of the BOLD genebank reviewers, examines the INIAP long-term storage cold room. She is accompanied by Alvaro Monteros, the Delegate Manager at the National Department of Plant Genetic Resources in Ecuador

Daniel Debouck: The Man Who Knows His Beans

Daniel Debouck: The Man Who Knows His Beans The world’s leading expert on the diversity of beans has collected 4,000 accessions in 38 expeditions through 11 countries and has discovered 16 new…

Foods that Can Beat the Heat this Summer

Foods that Can Beat the Heat this Summer Summers are getting hotter year on year. Parts of Europe and North America experienced record-breaking high temperatures in June and July 2022 with the U.K.…

A Nutritious Future Starts in Genebanks

A Nutritious Future Starts in Genebanks Beans, sorghum, pearl millet, peas and lentils have a lot to offer. These nutritious crops are not only tasty, versatile, gluten-free and nutritious, but 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.

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