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We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

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Crop-Trust-BOLD-Project-One-pager.pdf

BOLD Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development In Los Baños, Philippines, an IRRI researcher takes notes on a trial of rice plants’ response to rainfall. Photo: Brent…

Crop-Trust-BOLD-Project-Four-pager.pdf

BOLD Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development Harnessing Crop Diversity to Adapt to the Effects of the Climate Crisis Funded by the Government of Norway, led by the Global Crop…

Crop-Trust-BOLD-Project-Six-pager.pdf

BOLD Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development Harnessing Crop Diversity to Adapt to the Effects of the Climate Crisis Funded by the Government of Norway, led by the Global Crop…

TEA_STRATEGY_SUMMARY.pdf

TEA GENETIC RESOURCES: A GLOBAL STRATEGY The cultivation of tea has spread rapidly and continually since the nineteenth century, from China and Southeast Asia to diverse habitats around the planet.…

Global_Strategy_Tea-1.pdf

A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF TEA GENETIC RESOURCES Paula J. Bramel and Liang Chen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The development of this strategy would not have been possible without the…

Stefan Schmitz

Stefan Schmitz joined the Crop Trust as Executive Director in January 2020. He previously worked as Deputy Director-General and Commissioner for the “One World – No Hunger” Initiative at the German…

Just Warming Up

Just Warming Up Cassava isn't afraid of a changing climate For poor farmers in the tropics, there are few upsides to climate change. Cassava, however, is set to take off under higher temperatures –…

Resilient Rice

Resilient Rice For half the world, rice makes up 80% of every meal. Thus, it's a concern for all of us that rice is so vulnerable to the escalating impacts of natural disasters. The 2004 Indian…

Sorghum: Lessons from a survivor

Sorghum: Lessons from a survivor Sorghum comes in a strong fifth among the world's important cereal crops – and nothing else matches its diversity of forms and uses. A stalwart of hot and dry areas,…

Potatoes, the Underground Heroes

Potatoes, the Underground Heroes The potato is the world's number three food, feeding more than a billion people. But potato late blight may be the world's number one plant disease threat. The…

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The Crop Diversity Digest

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.