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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Sowing the Seeds of Resilience Across Africa

In 2023, the Seeds for Resilience (SFR) Project, supported by the German Development Bank (KfW), continued its work on African crop diversity. Collaborating with five national genebanks, the project…

BOLDER: Building Opportunities for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources

Launched at the COP28 in Dubai, BOLDER is an addition to the BOLD project that will support food and nutrition security across Africa. It is generously funded by the Norwegian Government with USD…

Enjoy Katie Parla’s Grasspea Soup – At Your Own Risk

Enjoy Katie Parla’s Grasspea Soup – At Your Own Risk Some foods are delicious but dangerous. Fubu, or puffer fish, is an extreme example: only trained chefs are allowed to prepare the funny-looking…

Putting the Global Crop Conservation Strategies into Action

Between 2004 and 2019, the Crop Trust facilitated the development of 26 global crop conservation strategies by experts around the world. But to stay relevant, these strategies need to be regularly…

System Development: Towards a Global Genebank System

Long-term Support of Individual Genebanks Genebanks need to work together to ensure the long-term conservation, availability and use of crop diversity. Through the Global Genebank Partnership (GGP),…

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Turns 15

In 2023, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its 15th anniversary with notable deposits, and also ‘opened’ its doors to the world by launching a new virtual tour. The Seed Vault was first…

Tackling Genebank Emergencies

On the long road of conservation of crop diversity, emergencies occasionally arise, and it is then important to provide rapid assistance to genebanks facing the risk of losing their collections…

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The Global Crop Diversity Summit

On 14 November 2023, under the patronage of the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Crop Trust and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture…

Evangelina Villegas: The First Woman to Receive the World Food Prize

Evangelina Villegas: The First Woman to Receive the World Food Prize In this installment of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate the life of Mexican scientist Evangelina Villegas, who co-developed 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.

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