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How many plants feed us?
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How can we make farming more sustainable?
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Does it matter if heirloom tomato varieties disappear?
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Are there agreements on the conservation and use of crop diversity?
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How can we make sure that everyone has enough nutritious food to eat?
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How can we help farmers cope with the changing climate?
News & Updates
Dryland Crops in Africa and Asia Get a Boost From Crop Trust and Germany
Agriculture in drought-prone regions took a major step forward when the Crop Trust and Germany’s federal government provided much-needed support for an international agricultural research institute focused on the drylands of...
7 Jan 2025
Best of 2024: Biodiverse Bites
This year was packed with action for crop diversity. Here’s a bite-sized roundup of stories, videos and podcasts created by the Crop Trust to raise awareness of crop diversity conservation and use. They inspired us – and...
23 Dec 2024
Building a Resilient Future With the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)
The global food system must be able to withstand challenges. Its vulnerabilities are intensified by climate change, environmental degradation and geopolitical tensions, impacting food and nutritional security around the world. We must take a transformative approach to prepare for a more resilient future, adapt our agricultural systems to the impacts of climate change and enhance sustainability in food production.
Ensuring Food and Nutrition Security
The Crop Trust is the only organization in the world that focuses solely on building and supporting a global system of genebanks for the conservation of crop diversity.
Seed samples stored in genebanks
$850m needed
received
partner institutions
What makes us resilient? What enables us to overcome hardships no matter the crisis?
Diversity is what enables us to bounce back from challenges. And it’s that way for our agriculture as well.
Crop Diversity: Securing Our Food Legacy for Generations to Come
Celebrating the Crop Wild Relatives Project
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