Crop Trust Executive Board Chair Tim Fischer to step down; Sir Peter Crane elected successor
18th March 2018 - Bonn, Germany - The Crop Trust Executive Board has unanimously elected Vice Chair, Sir Peter Crane FRS, President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, to succeed Tim Fischer AC, former Deputy Prime Minister of...
18 Mar 2019
18 Mar 2019
The World’s Rice Bowl: Protected in Perpetuity
Massive rice collection to receive permanent financial backing, saving almost all known varieties of rice crops, forever
(SINGAPORE – 12 October 2018) – THE WORLD’S LARGEST rice collection is to receive permanent funding for the...
12 Oct 2018
12 Oct 2018
Launching New Crop Diversity Board Game Scenario Catan: Crop Trust
11 October 2018 - Makers of the award-winning board game, Catan have come up with a fun new way to learn about the importance of crop conservation, while also raising money for the Crop Trust.
The standard Catan base game...
11 Oct 2018
11 Oct 2018
The Crop Trust Expands its #CropsInColor Palette
A Sensory Journey of Our Food Crops
BONN, Germany, September 2018 – Today, the Crop Trust launches the second phase of #CropsInColor, an image-led storytelling campaign that celebrates crop diversity around the world.
Phase II,...
10 Sep 2018
10 Sep 2018
Tim Fischer Elected for a Second Term as Crop Trust Executive Board Chair
(BONN, GERMANY – 27th June 2018) - Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister, Tim Fischer, has been elected for a second term as Executive Board Chair of the Crop Trust.
Tim received endorsement to serve until 2020, during a...
27 Jun 2018
27 Jun 2018
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Celebrates 10 Years
(SVALBARD, NORWAY – 26th February 2018) - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault will mark its 10th anniversary today by receiving shipments of over 70,000 crop varieties at the storage facility in Norway.
The deposits will take the...
26 Feb 2018
26 Feb 2018
Crop Trust Recognizes the “Global Gatekeepers” of Crop Diversity
Seven scientists received an inaugural Legacy Award for dedicating their careers to crop conservation
SVALBARD, NORWAY (25 February 2018) -- As part of the 10th anniversary of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the Crop Trust...
22 Feb 2018
22 Feb 2018
The Prince of Wales to Host a "Forgotten Foods" Reception
LONDON, UK (25th January, 2018) – His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will host a reception for “forgotten foods” to help raise awareness of the importance of crop diversity and the need to safeguard it.
The event, Food...
26 Jan 2018
26 Jan 2018
Crop Trust Welcomes Tim Fischer as New Board Chair
BONN, GERMANY, October 20, 2017 – Australia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister, Timothy Andrew Fischer, has been named the next Executive Board Chair of the Crop Trust. Fischer will officially assume this new role on January 1, 2018. ...
19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017
An Endangered Wind-Resilient Bean Enroute to Svalbard
SVALBARD, NORWAY – 16 October 2017 – Seeds of a nearly extinct wild bean, which has evolved a vigorous root system that makes it more resilient to tropical storms, are being deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. On World...
16 Oct 2017
16 Oct 2017
KfW & Crop Trust Sign Agreement to Safeguard Crop Diversity
BONN, GERMANY, 12 October 2017 – Global efforts to protect crop diversity have been boosted by a €50 million loan from the German Development Bank (KfW) to the Global Crop Diversity Trust’s endowment fund, which was created to...
12 Oct 2017
12 Oct 2017
More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn from Seed Vault
SVALBARD, NORWAY (13 September 2017) – Last week, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) deposited more than 7,500 seed samples for safekeeping in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. At the same...
13 Sep 2017
13 Sep 2017