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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Global Nature Positive Summit 2024

The Global Nature Positive Summit will accelerate collective action to drive investment in nature and strengthen activities to protect and repair our environment.

Global Project Underway to Preserve Yam Biodiversity

Global Project Underway to Preserve Yam Biodiversity BENIN (8 September 2010)—Farmers and crop scientists worldwide are engaged in an ambitious new effort to add 3,000 yam samples to international…

Global Seed Vault Becomes More Important Than Ever As Climate Change Threatens Crops

Global Seed Vault Becomes More Important Than Ever As Climate Change Threatens Crops When you think of fresh produce and fields of grain, the Arctic may not spring to mind. But just 800 miles from…

New seeds are being deposited at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Eggplants

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Eggplants was published in 2022 (Global Crop Diversity Trust 2022, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7575464). This document, developed with the input of a large…

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Genetic Resources of Selected Millets

Global strategy for the conservation and use of genetic resources of selected millets: Covering pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone), finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.),…

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Genetic Resources

Global Strategy for the Conservation of Pea Genetic Resources was published in 2022 (Global Crop Diversity Trust 2022, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7525946). This document, developed with the input of a…

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Peanut Genetic Resources

The Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Peanut Genetic Resources was published in 2022 (Global Crop Diversity Trust 2022, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7545106). This document, developed with the…

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Genetic Resources

The objective of the update of the 2007 global strategy for sorghum was to consider changes in the global context in terms of the security of conservation and enhanced use of ex situ…

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Genetic Resources

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Sunflower Genetic Resources was published in 2023. This document, developed with the input of a large number of experts, aims to provide a framework…

Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Vanilla Genetic Resources

Global strategy for the conservation and use of Vanilla genetic resources was published in 2021 (Global Crop Diversity Trust 2021, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7544770). This document, developed with the…

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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.