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.

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The Genetic Memory of the Potato: How Andean Diversity Shapes New Varieties for East African Farms

The Genetic Memory of the Potato: How Andean Diversity Shapes New Varieties for East African Farms While there are many ways to prepare them, modern potatoes are bred from a relatively narrow…

Global Flagship Initiative: A Strong Start

First funded projects launched in Ethiopia and Niger Establishment of the Flagship Secretariat at the Crop Trust in February Adoption of the initiative’s strategy at the first Members’…

Knowledge for the Next Generation

The Crop Trust continues to work on initiatives to deepen its network of government donors and establish partnerships with the private sector, NGOs and multilateral development institutions, both in…

QMS: Building Capacity for Conservation

In 2022, no fewer than 30 genebanks from 28 countries deposited a total of nearly 85,000 seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

BOLD Results for Crop Diversity

Launched in September 2021, Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) is a 10-year project, that builds on the successes and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives Project…

Building a Resilient Future With the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)

The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) is an initiative launched by the United States Department of State in February 2023 in partnership with the African Union and the Food and Agriculture…

Responding to Risk: Emergency Reserve for Genebanks

It was a challenging year for investment markets due to geopolitical turmoil, rising interest rates and inflationary pressures. However, the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund was set up with a long-term…

Landmark Launches in Lima

We organized the Crop Diversity Day 2025 in Lima in advance of GB-11 with focus on innovation and partnerships, kicking off a week of engagement for the Crop Trust. Co-hosted by the…

A Year of Publications

Agricultural landscape genomics to increase crop resilience Plant Communications 2025 Back into the wild: harnessing the power of wheat wild relatives for future crop and food security Journal…

A Year of Communication

Throughout 2025, Crop Trust communications emphasized the value of multilateral cooperation, highlighting collaboration with the International Plant Treaty ahead of GB-11. The communications team…

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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.