The Global Crop Diversity Trust

Name
The Global Crop Diversity Trust
Type
Project
Description

https://www.croptrust.org/

The Global Crop Diversity Trust was founded in 2004 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and Bioversity International on behalf of the CGIAR, and concluded a Headquarters Agreement with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany in December 2012, transferring their headquarters to Bonn in 2013.

The Crop Trust provides:

  • Financial support for the key international genebanks that make the diversity of our most important food crops available to all under the International Treaty
  • Tools and support for the efficient management of genebanks
  • Coordination between conserving institutions to ensure that all crop diversity is protected, accessible and used
  • Final backup of crop seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Contact
The Global Crop Diversity Trust