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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Introductory Course to the International Treaty on PGRFA

This course introduces learners to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Adopted in 2001, the treaty provides a legally binding framework for conservation and…

Introduction to Pre-breeding

This course explains and defines pre-breeding and its context, identifying the situations to which it is best applied and its possible limitations. The potential of prebreeding to make optimal use of…

Introduction to Master Planning

This module is the second in the BGCI Botanic Garden Basics series and looks at how to develop a master plan for your site. This course is aimed to participants who are interested in setting up or…

Introduction to International Environmental Policies

This module is the third in the BGCI Botanic Garden Basics series and provides an introduction to the environmental policies and frameworks relevant for botanic gardens. It is aimed at botanic garden…

Introducing the New Rhodes College Fellow

Introducing the New Rhodes College Fellow Maya Searle, a senior health equity major from Knoxville, TN, has been awarded The Steve and Riea Lainoff Crop Trust Fellowship in Honor of Cary Fowler ’71.…

Introducing The Food Forever Initiative

Introducing The Food Forever Initiative The Crop Trust initiated and supports the Food Forever Initiative (FFI), a global partnership which seeks to raise awareness for the importance and urgency of…

Interview with Nikolay Dzubenko, Director of VIR

Interview with Nikolay Dzubenko, Director of VIR To celebrate the 130th anniversary of Vavilov, I interviewed Nikolay Dzubenko, Director of the N.I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources…

Internships

Crop Trust internships provide interested students and recent graduates exposure to food security and development issues. First-hand experience of the work of the Crop Trust is offered both…

International Workshop on Pre-Breeding

International Workshop on Pre-Breeding International workshop on the promotion of Public-Private Partnerships for Pre-Breeding 2-4 February 2015 Agropolis, Montpellier, France Introduction The role…

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is a non-profit independent rice research and training organization. The genebank at IRRI has the largest collection of rice in the world. Mission…

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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.