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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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Vigna_Summary.pdf

… is a concise summary of the Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Vigna (Nair et al. 2023). This summary supports decision making by the stakeholders of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic…

Dr. rer. nat. Benjamin Kilian

… complemented with Innovative Finance,” funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. (2019 to 2023). Before that, he coordinated all pre-breeding activities supported by the Crop Trust on 20 crops with…

UNCCD COP16: Crop Diversity as a Path to Combat Desertification and Ensure Food Security

… at CSIR-PGRRI, (R) examine bambara groundnut at the SARI research station in Manga, Ghana. October 2023. Photo: Neil Palmer/Crop Trust. The Role of Crop Diversity in Combating Desertification – 3…

Crop Trust dares to be BOLDER with expansive initiative in Africa

…Crop Trust dares to be BOLDER with expansive initiative in Africa Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 December 2023 — As the world comes together to urgently chart a better course forward for climate action at COP 28 in…

Securing the Foundation of Our Food Supply at -18° Celsius

… the world’s crop diversity, thus securing our future food security. Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 6 June 2023 – Today the Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors,…

from-genebank-to-farms-desousa-2025.pdf

… Quirós et al. (2024) Computers and Electronics in Agriculture https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.108539 25 Feedback to farmers It is an integral and important step on tricot. It needs to be on your…

Ukraine Adopts Strategy to Save Crop Diversity

… Trust, the European Union Delegation in Ukraine and the European genebank network ECPGR. “In 2023, we helped with duplication of some of the seeds in the Kharkiv genebank and sent them to a place safer…

New Online Course Dives into Genetic Resource Policies for CGIAR Scientists

… work. CGIAR researchers and other CGIAR staff interested in taking the online course in 2022 and 2023 should contact the Policy Module at alliance-PGRPcourse@cgiar.org “We want to make sure that all the…

A researcher takes part in the G.O.A.L workshop. Photo: Crop Trust

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is our insurance against the loss of crop diversity and is the world's largest backup facility for seeds.

Unlocking_plant_resources_GROW_WEBINAR_TUlian_26_Oct_2023.pdf

…GROW Webinar 26th Oct 2023, 15:00 – 16:00 CEST Unlocking plant resources for a sustainable future: from conservation to use Tiziana Ulian*, Maraeva Gianella and Udayangani Liu *Senior Research Leader - Sustainable Use,…

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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.