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Annual Report 2016
"2016 was one of the most iconic years in the organization’s history to date."Marie Haga
Executive director of the Crop Trust
Key figures

Crop varieties added+43K
Number of new crop varieties added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault42,979

Crop Wild Relatives collected1,5K
CWR samples collected from 14 countries1,512

Grants provided for conservationUSD 32,4M
Value of grants Crop Trust provided to conserve crop diversity globallyUSD 32,444,843

Contributions+ USD 23,9M
Contributions to the Crop Diversity Endowment Fund in 2016USD 23,973,891

Accessions Conserved756K
Accessions conserved in international collections756,711

Updated accessions in Genesys2,1M
Number of accession records updated in Genesys2,194,870

Crop accessions distributed72K
Accessions distributed by international collections of crop diversity72,658

Countries receiving samples102
Number of countries receiving samples from Crop Trust supported collections102
Letters
What we do
Global Genebank Partnership
The Crop Trust is building an effective, sustainable global system to conserve the world’s crop diversity forever.
What we do
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
“In a rapidly changing world, it’s wonderful to see a renewed commitment from partners to safeguard their resources in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault."
The Crop Trust
Take action
Take action
The effects of climate change put crop diversity front and center. Diverse crops enable farmers to provide adequate food and nutrition, not only for their families but for others as well.
Financial
Credits
Crop Trust
Securing our food, forever
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7The Crop Trust is fortunate to have support from across the world all dedicated to realizing one common vision: a food secure world.
The Crop Trust would like to thank the following people for their support for this year’s annual report: Ambassador Walter Fust, Mary Ann Sayoc, the Crop Trust Staff, Scriptoria, Epic Agency, In Fine Co/Creative Agency and Getty Images Reportage.
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