Annual Report 2014

“The Crop Trust is an international organization working to safeguard crop diversity, forever.” Marie Haga
Executive Director of the Crop Trust

Key figures

Crop varieties added + 38K

Number of new crop varieties added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault 38,052

Crop varieties distributed 124K

Samples distributed by international collections of crop diversity 124,084

Grants provided for conservation USD 25,1M

Value of grants Crop Trust provided to the global system for the conservation of crop diversity USD 25,149,745

Contributions + USD 3,7M

Contributions to the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund in 2014 USD 3,780,122

Varieties available 548K

Increase in varieties available in the international collections 497,850 to 548,102

New varieties in Genesys + 430K

Number of varieties added to Genesys in 2014 430,021

Grants Provided for CollectingUSD 546K

Grants provided in support of collecting (including capacity building) USD 546K

Countries receiving samples 112

Number of countries receiving samples from Crop Trust supported collections 112

Letters

"Plans to secure the future can grow from great ideas into great institutions."

"The year was all about convergence, about paths coming together."

What we do

"Genebanks ensure a diverse harvest for the future. The Crop Trust ensures a future of security and quality for genebanks."

"Saving agriculture's wild cousins."

"We need to know what we have in the world's genebanks."

"Deep inside a mountain on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, lies a fail-safe, last chance backup facility for the world’s crop diversity."

The Crop Trust

"To see plans take shape, take a seat at the table with the Executive Board and the Donors’ Council."

"2014 marks the end of an important decade for the Crop Trust."

"Two special events and a full agenda of other appearances mark a milestone in the life of the Crop Trust."

Securing our food, forever

"We need partners of every size, in every country, with genuine love for every crop that we protect."

"Conserving crop diversity is the first and most crucial step to ensuring food security."

Financials

Financial Statement

Grants to conserve crop diversity world wide increased in 2014

2013

USD 23.3 Million

2014

USD 25.1 Million

+10%

Credits

Crop Trust

Securing our food, forever

The Crop Trust is fortunate to have support from across the world all dedicated to the future of food security, agriculture and biodiversity.

The Crop Trust would like to thank the following people for their support for this year’s annual report: Ambassador Walter Fust, Professor Gebisa Ejeta, The Crop Trust Staff, The Genebank Managers of the CGIAR, Neil Palmer, Paul Cox, Epic Agency.

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