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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.
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From 100 to Four: Favorites in Focus for BOLDER Opportunity Crops
BOLDER Project Stakeholders Meet to Identify 15 Underutilized Species for Conservation and Use
Over 250 farmers, genebank experts, government representatives, and private-sector partners gathered in Benin, Ghana, Tanzania and...
14 Apr 2025
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Seeding Security: The Urgency of Resilient Agriculture in a Destabilized World
Every year, security experts and thought leaders from around the world gather in Munich to discuss the world's security policy challenges. The Crop Trust was invited to the 2025 Munich Security Conference to highlight how crop...
7 Apr 2025
Sudan’s National Genebank Begins Rebuilding as Famine Threatens
Staff count the cost of armed conflict and step up efforts to conserve Sudan’s unique collection of sorghum and other crops.
Almost two years after Sudan’s civil war broke out, the northeast African nation is experiencing one of...
13 Mar 2025
From War Zones to Typhoon-Prone Shores, Nations Rally to Protect Their Crops, Make Landmark Deposits to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Partner organizations from across the globe are gathering in Norway this week to deposit seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, with Sudan making a deposit amid the country’s ongoing civil war
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25 Feb 2025
Zimbabwe’s Crop Diversity Secured in Svalbard
Sofia ran her hand through a bowl of traditional rice seeds from some nearby farms. “Where should I place this?” she asked her fellow members of the Chimukoko Community Seed Bank. The farmers were identifying and sorting popular...
24 Feb 2025
Plan B for Backup: Sweetpotato Seeds Go to Svalbard
There’s a sweetpotato variety in Papua New Guinea called “Gimane.” But farmers prefer to call it “I don’t care.” Gimane earned this name because it doesn’t care – it grows well with almost no inputs, making it a hassle-free crop....
19 Feb 2025
Åsmund Asdal: Farmers’ Son Who Opens the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to the World
This edition of our Seed Heroes series focuses on the vital role that Åsmund Asdal plays in conserving the diversity of the world’s food crops as coordinator of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
30 Jan 2025
From Underdog to Topdog: Steve Sando and His Beans
Beans are a staple ingredient in many cuisines worldwide. Packed with protein, iron, and fiber, they play a crucial role in feeding growing populations. Despite their abundance, the diversity and nutritional potential of beans...
24 Jan 2025
Swiss-Flavoured Food Forever Experience Puts Crop Diversity in the Spotlight at the World Economic Forum 2025
Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2025 – The World Economic Forum’s 2025 meeting in Davos was the venue of the first Food Forever Experience of the year, underscoring the importance of the conservation and use of crop diversity for...
23 Jan 2025
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
Crop Trust at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue
Every year, leaders and influential individuals in global agriculture meet in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, to recognize the winner of the World Food Prize and participate in the Borlaug Dialogue.
The Borlaug Dialogue brings together...
29 Oct 2024