Summary

The Crop Trust is an international organization dedicated to protecting and conserving global crop diversity. Their mission is to lead global projects that safeguard crop wild relatives and develop accessible technology for utilizing this diversity. They achieve this through partnerships with donors and organizations like VACS.

Key activities include supporting genebanks, such as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and funding initiatives like the BOLD Project, Seeds for Resilience, and the Templeton Pre-Breeding Project. The organization focuses on conserving a wide range of crops – including Brassicas, Capsicum, Citrus, Cucurbits, Eggplant, Millets, Pea, Peanut, Potato, Sorghum, Sunflower, Vanilla, Vigna, and Yams – and contributing to the mainstreaming of crop conservation strategies within the International Plant Treaty.

The Crop Trust utilizes an endowment fund to secure its long-term efforts, and engages in outreach programs like “Crops in Color” and “Food Forever.” They provide a Knowledge Hub with technical and scientific resources and have a robust calendar of news, events, videos, and campaigns focused on celebrating and securing crop diversity.

Title

Securing our food, forever - Crop Trust

Description

The Crop Trust is an international organization working to safeguard crop diversity, forever.

Keywords

crop, diversity, food, trust, news, conservation, crops, more, security, seed, find, search, projects, project, strategies, events, knowledge

NS Lookup

A 148.251.194.145

Dates

Created 2026-03-09

Updated 2026-03-09

Summarized 2026-03-09