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
2017 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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8 May 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
Genebanks, the World’s Insurance Policy Against Hunger
Our partners at the International Potato Center (CIP) discuss genebanks, the world’s insurance policy against hunger, in their latest blog post.
CIP is one of the 11 CGIAR genebanks the Crop Trust supports throught the CGIAR...
20 Jul 2017
20 Jul 2017
2016 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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31 May 2017
Press Statement on the Seed Vault
Improvements of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
19 May 2017
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the world's backup for crop collections. It currently safeguards more than 930,000 different varieties. It has been reported that the...
20 May 2017
20 May 2017
Major Deposit to World's Largest Seed Collection in the Arctic
MAJOR DEPOSIT TO WORLD’S LARGEST SEED COLLECTION IN THE ARCTIC OVERSEEN BY THE CROP TRUST | GOPRO SUPPORTS CROP TRUST WITH NEW VIDEO AND PLEDGE DRIVE
SVALBARD, NORWAY – 22 February 2017 - A major seed deposit critical to ensuring...
22 Feb 2017
22 Feb 2017
Crop Wild Relatives Rescue Mission Taking Root
1 November 2016: Canberra, Australia -- As scientists from grains genebanks across 18 countries converge in Australia to discuss protecting the future of our worldwide food crops, the focus of Australian and international efforts...
1 Nov 2016
1 Nov 2016
Combatting Climate Change, One Seed at a Time
The largest agro-biodiversity collection in the world just got a little larger.
Longyearbyen, Norway -- 18 October 2016: A total of 25 boxes containing over 10,000 new accessions enter the Svalbard Global Seed Vault today....
18 Oct 2016
18 Oct 2016
Expanded Crop Genebank Opens in Lebanon
29 September 2016 -- Terbol, Lebanon
These global drylands crop and forage genetic resources and the world’s largest collection of crop wild relatives are public goods, freely available to strengthen food security and fight...
29 Sep 2016
29 Sep 2016
“Foreign” Crops - From Maize to Mangoes - Dominate National Food Consumption & Farming Practices Worldwide
Nearly 70% of the crops contributing calories, fat, and protein in a country’s diet historically originate elsewhere, new study shows
LONDON - 8 JUNE 2016 — The origins of over two-thirds of the grains, legumes,...
7 Jun 2016
7 Jun 2016
2015 Annual Report & Financial Statement
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31 May 2016
From Sheep Food to Chili Peppers
From sheep food to chili peppers – seed deposit at Arctic Vault takes the world one step closer to future food security
BONN, GERMANY - 23, May 2016 - Institutes from around the world made deposits to the Svalbard Global Seed...
23 May 2016
23 May 2016
Partnership for Global Coffee Conservation Strategy
15 April 2016 (WASHINGTON, DC) and Atlanta, GA — The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) and World Coffee Research (WCR) today announced a partnership to develop a global coffee conservation strategy for the world’s...
15 Apr 2016
15 Apr 2016