The Crop Trust is an international non-profit organization dedicated to conserving and making crop diversity available for use globally, forever and for the benefit of everyone.

Resources

Here you can find downloads of all Crop Trust documents as well as press releases and links to when Crop Trust has been featured in the news.

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IITA's genebank, Genetic Resources Center, houses the world’s largest collection of cowpea. Photo: Tchamba Marimagne/IITA

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Lasting Support Guaranteed for the Conservation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Crop Diversity

7 Sep 2023

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Landmark Partnership Guarantees Long-term Support For Globally Important Collections of Beans and Forages

18 Apr 2023

In the framework of the celebration of World Coffee Day, CATIE inaugurates an area in its La Montaña farm as the new space that will safeguard the genetic resources of coffee, reaffirming the commitment to long-term preservation for the benefit of world coffee growing. (Photo: CATIE)

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CATIE Will Now Have A New Space To Conserve Its International Coffee Collection

30 Sep 2022

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Opens for First Deposit of 2022

13 Feb 2022

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Crop Trust and WorldVeg Join Efforts to Bring More Vegetables to the Table

3 Sep 2021

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Germany Supports the Crop Trust to Safeguard & Use Crop Diversity Globally

8 Jun 2021

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Supercharging the Next Generation of Climate-Smart Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

27 Apr 2020

Credit: Crop Trust/Cierra Martin

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ECPGR and the Crop Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding

26 Feb 2020

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Highgrove House on May 13, 2019 in Tetbury, England.

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Seeds from Royal Estate go to Kew and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

25 Feb 2020

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Poland, Slovakia Now Among Depositors to Svalbard Global Seed Vault

21 Oct 2019

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From Central America to the World: Protecting the Future of Coffee

16 Jul 2019

Dr. Ali Shehaded, Rangeland and Pasture germplasm Curator at ICARDA, retrieving ICARDA's seed from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Photo credit: NordGen.

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More Than 50,000 Seeds Withdrawn from Seed Vault

13 Sep 2017

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From Sheep Food to Chili Peppers

23 May 2016

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Paving Way to Double Endowment

15 Apr 2016

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Crop Wild Relative's Gap Analysis

21 Mar 2016

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Safeguarding the Planet's Food Supply

2 Mar 2016

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Sowing the Seeds for Tomorrow

19 Oct 2015

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HRH, The Prince of Wales, Patron of the Crop Trust

15 Oct 2015

Peruvians in Svalbard

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Andean Potato Varieties Once Lost, Now Safeguarded Forever

27 Aug 2015