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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.

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Cary Fowler Appointed U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security

Cary Fowler Appointed U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security The Crop Trust is delighted to congratulate its former Executive Director Cary Fowler on his new role as the United State’s Special…

Cary Fowler in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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.…

Crop Strategy: Coffee

Crop Strategy: Coffee 2017 GLOBAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR COFFEE GENETIC RESOURCES Paula Bramel Sarada Krishnan Daniela Horna Brian Lainoff Christophe Montagnon ™ TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE…

Crop Strategy: Cassava

Crop Strategy: Cassava Background on “A Global Conservation Strategy for Cassava and Wild Manihot Species” • Dr. Clair H. Hershey of Cornell University, acting as a consultant for the International…

Opinion: Out of Ukraine War, a Plan for Africa's Food Security

A foreign conflict has exposed Africa’s dependence on imports and is galvanising action to boost local food production and tackle climate threats.

Conserving Natural Capital to Ensure Our Future Food Supply

Conserving Natural Capital to Ensure Our Future Food Supply "Nature is more than a mere economic good. Nature nurtures and nourishes us, so we will think of assets as durable entities that not only…

Seed Banks: the Last Line of Defense Against a Threatening Global Food Crisis

As climate breakdown and worldwide conflict continue to place the food system at risk, seed banks from the Arctic to Lebanon try to safeguard biodiversity.

Our Food System Isn't Ready for the Climate Crisis

The world's farms produce only a handful of varieties of bananas, avocados, coffee and other foods – leaving them more vulnerable to the climate breakdown

Regaining Momentum for Agrobiodiversity Conservation at the UN Food Systems Summit

Stefan Schmitz | Crop Trust Executive Director

Giving Diversity a Chance

Giving Diversity a Chance We at the Global Crop Diversity Trust work to make sure that food has a future. So, imagine our excitement when we found that a recent edition of 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.