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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Carlos Furche

Mr. Carlos Furche is an agricultural engineer from the Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh), he also has an MS in Sociology from the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). He has an…

Dagfinn Høybråten has a broad background in public service in Norway and internationally and has extensive executive and board leadership experience from complex organizations cutting across sectors,…

Plan for Bigger, Better Yams

Plan for Bigger, Better Yams Yields of yams could be boosted—and with them food security—by using their biodiversity more efficiently, according to a strategy for yam conservation facilitated by the…

Man standing and talking in front of yam crop.

Millets: Use Them or Lose Them

Millets: Use Them or Lose Them 2023 marks the International Year of Millets – hardy, nutritious crops that are in decline. A recently published global conservation strategy maps out how to keep…

A Treasure Trove of Crop Diversity, for Pakistan and the World

A Treasure Trove of Crop Diversity, for Pakistan and the World A team of genebank experts visited the Bio-resources Conservation Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, in June 2022 as part of the Crop…

Harnessing the power of wild potatoes to feed a climate-challenged world while reducing agrochemical use

Harnessing the power of wild potatoes to feed a climate-challenged world while reducing agrochemical use Lima, Peru, December 21, 2022 – As the global population burgeons past 8 billion and…

123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023

123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023 The efforts of food and agriculture systems advocates will continue in 2023 to bring awareness and advocacy to some of our most pressing…

How Changing Diets Leave Us Exposed to War, Extreme Weather and Market Turbulence

How Changing Diets Leave Us Exposed to War, Extreme Weather and Market Turbulence The convergence of global diets means just three crops provide 50% of the world’s calories. When shocks come, they…

Africa’s Food Security Depends on Nature’s Revival

Africa’s Food Security Depends on Nature’s Revival “Prepare now for the solutions of tomorrow” is a Congolese proverb that could easily serve as a motto for a global community facing the…

Biodiversity protection “window of opportunity is closing,” warn scientists at COP15

Biodiversity protection “window of opportunity is closing,” warn scientists at COP15 Authorities are trying to adopt a new set of goals to prevent and reverse the loss of nature. At COP15 in…

Rice terraces at different stages of maturity in a Betsileo village. Betsileo communities in the central highlands are especially renowned for their advanced rice farming. Wherever a flat surface exists – or can be built – rice can be planted. The farmers sow a wide assortment of local types at different times, employing irrigation to grow some in the dry season and waiting for the rainy season to plant others. This diversity is all at once a source of efficiency, security, cultural identity, and pride.

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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.