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Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using this site These are the terms and conditions (“the Terms”) of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (“the Crop Trust”) (“we” or “us”). We…

Diverse opinions in crop diversity conservation. Saving crop diversity for future generations wouldn’t be possible without the hard work, passion and dedication of farmers, scientists,…

1. The Global Crop Diversity Trust The Crop Trust is an international non-profit organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever and for the…

Introducing CIP-Matilde, a New Disease-resistant Potato On World Food Day 2021, the Crop Trust and the International Potato Center (CIP) announced a new potato variety for farmers…

After years of hard work, a new drought-tolerant variety of durum wheat developed by plant breeders and genebank staff at the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas…

The 11-year Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) project, funded by the Government of Norway, came to an end in 2021 after achieving or exceeding all of the goals it had set, including releasing several new…

The project, “Safeguarding crop diversity for food security: Pre-breeding complemented with Innovative Finance,” funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc., made major strides in…

Global Crop Conservation Strategies guide global conservation of genetic resources for key crops. Three new strategies were published in 2021 and drafts of four more were completed.

The Crop Trust made a number of important strides in its partnerships and outreach in 2021. This included signing a memorandum of understanding with the World Vegetable Center, launching an Emergency…

The CGIAR Genebank Platform came to an end in 2021 after a decade of Crop Trust’s coordination of the program.