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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…

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…

Trouble Brewing for Tea? Brits will celebrate National Tea Day on 21 April, but few realize that the tea plant is facing a range of challenges, from climate change to poor conservation BONN,…

From Central America to the World: Protecting the Future of Coffee Crop Trust-led study will help ensure the long-term conservation and availability of the world’s only international coffee…

#CropsInColor Welcomes the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Food Tank, and the Tastes of Appalachia The Crop Trust’s global #CropsInColor campaign, with additional support from the Oak Spring…

Crop Trust Remembers Tim Fischer, Former Executive Board Chair 22 August 2019 – It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of our former Executive Board Chair and long-time…

Poland, Slovakia Now Among Depositors to Svalbard Global Seed Vault ­­21 October 2019, SVALBARD, NORWAY – Having made the trek from Europe and Africa to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard,…

Germany Comes Through Again BONN, GERMANY, October 2019 – Once again, global efforts to protect crop diversity can thank the Government of Germany for a much-needed boost. A grant of EUR 10 million…

Crop Trust Appoints New Executive Director Bonn, Germany (12th November 2019) – The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) announced today the appointment of Dr. Stefan Schmitz as its…

Wild Plants from Four Continents Deliver Climate Change Lifeline for Crops Nearly 5,000 seed samples of crop wild relatives saved in challenging, six-year effort to secure the future of food Bonn,…