Crop Trust
The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.
The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) was established in October 2004 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) and Bioversity International on behalf of CGIAR for the purpose of sustainably supporting a global system for the conservation and use of crop diversity through its Crop Diversity Endowment Fund.
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THE GLOBAL ROLE OF THE CROP TRUST In 1996, after long negotiations, 150 countries adopted the firstGlobal Plan of Action(GPA) for conserving and using crop diversity. The GPA called for a rational global conservation system, based on the principles of effectiveness, efficiency and transparency....
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Opportunity crops are plant species that open opportunities to improve food and nutritional security, but that are not used to their full extent due to factors like limited awareness, lack of information, or competition with more dominant species. These species may have beneficial traits, such as...
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Organizing genebank records into a queryable database is a complex task for any genebank data manager. But the real difficulty comes later: new batches of data require constant updating of the database over time. GGCE is a smart alternative. It enablesall genebank staffto conveniently capture and...
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Webinar with Janny van Beem (Crop Trust global genebank partnership coordinator), where we explore the work done by The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust). Crop Trust is an international organization committed to preserving the world’s crop diversity. As climate change, population growth,...
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Since 2007, the Crop Trust has facilitated the development of Global Crop Conservation Strategies to identify priority collections and actions to strengthen the conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), and to ensure that conservation activities and priorities are...
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For twenty years, we've worked to safeguard the world's #cropdiversity - a foundation for global food security and resilient, sustainable agriculture. Established in 2004, the Crop Trust safeguards global #foodsecurity by supporting #genebanks worldwide. As we celebrate two decades, our mission...
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Genebank Resources on the Web (GROW) webinars provide thought-provoking discussions within the genebank community. The webinar seriesexplores topics ranging from emerging technologies, operational efficiency, collecting to seed longevity, policy and use. GROW aims to tackle difficult questions...