
The Crop Trust
@CropTrust
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Our mission is to ensure the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide.
Bonn, Germany
Joined August 2010
The Crop Trust is #hiring a consultant to develop 15 Global Crop Conservation Strategies in a new, data-driven format. Focus areas:.π Global collections.π Gaps & duplication.π€ MLS inclusion.π¦ Distribution & data access. π Apply:
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Why is cryopreservation key to conserving crop diversity?.Discover the principles, practices and challenges in our GROW Webinar with Dr. Manuela Nagel from @LeibnizIPK. π₯ Watch now: #Cryopreservation #SeedBanking #FoodSecurity
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Crop diversity = national security. At a recent @CSISFoodWater & Crop Trust event in Washington, experts stressed that agrobiodiversity is key to tackling climate change, hunger and global instability. π Takeaways:.β’ Fund & protect genebanks.β’ Include agrobiodiversity in
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RT @alyabousabaa: π Supported by @CropTrustβs #BOLDProject, @ICARDA scientists developed a new climate-resilient durum wheat variety: Jawaβ¦.
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How can @GenesysPGR support coffee collections? β. Catch the follow-up webinar from the ABS workshop in CΓ΄te dβIvoire. Learn how to share, access and use data on Genesys for coffee and more. π₯ Watch now: #Coffee #CropDiversity #Genebanks
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At the heart of the Crop Trustβs work is our Endowment Fund β a long-term solution to safeguard seeds in key genebanks worldwide. π. In 2024, it grew from USD 305M to USD 357M β a big step for global food security. π. π Read more: #CropDiversity
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Join us on 10 July | 15:00 CEST for a GROW Webinar with Dr. Manuela Nagel from @LeibnizIPK on the science of cryopreservation!. Topics include:.βοΈ Stress responses.πΏ Endophytes.𧬠Genotyping for cryopreservation. β‘οΈ Register:
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RT @ICARDA: #IntheMedia. ICARDA research leads to drought resistant durum wheat launch in Morocco!. Read Moreβ¬οΈ @thelandnews. https://t.co/β¦.
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At #FFD4 in Seville, the Crop Trust & @AGFUNDProgram joined forces to scale proven solutions through the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security. This global partnership will boost food security, seed systems and farmer resilience. Learn more:
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Letβs secure the future of food by funding genebanks and achieving SDG 2.5. π Read more: #FFD4 #SDGs #FoodSecurity #Genebanks #CropDiversity
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π Promote the active use of crop diversity.πΉ Support the Global Crop Diversity Trust, generally recognised funding mechanism that ensures the conservation and use of critical crop diversity in perpetuity. #CropDiversity #FinancingOurFuture
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Unique crop collections are at risk. π Once lost, plant genetic diversity is gone forever. π‘ But we can protect what remains, with proper funding for genebanks. #CropDiversity #FoodSecurity
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The 2025 UN Conference on Finance for Development in Seville is about turning words into budgets to deliver on the #SDGs. One target has been clearly missed: SDG 2.5 β conserving crop genetic diversity by 2020. #FFD4 #FoodSecurity #CropDiversity
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RT @planttreaty: How does national implementation of the @planttreaty contribute to achieving #KMGBF Targets? π±. From conservation to benefβ¦.
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In conflict zones like Ukraine, Sudan & Palestine, seed banks are being lost and scientists are racing to back up the vital seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Read more via @YaleE360:
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Join the @FAO Conference side event: βCrop Diversity for Global Food Security and Nutritionβ .ποΈ 2 July 2025 | π§ 12:30β14:00 CEST. πΊ Watch for key findings from the Third Report on Plant Genetic Resources and policy dialogue on conserving crop diversity:
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