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ANNUAL REPORT 2018
It was a landmark year for the Crop Trust: read on to learn more about our work to support a global system of crop conservation.
Key figures

Crop varieties added+92K
New samples deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault92,638

Crop Wild Relatives collected4K
Samples of Crop Wild Relatives collected since 2014Over 4,000

Grants provided for conservation$34.2M
Value of grants provided to conserve crop diversity worldwide$34,24M

ContributionsUSD 17 M
Contributions to the Crop Trust endowment fund$17M

Accessions Conserved773K
Accessions conserved in CGIAR collections773,112

Updated accessions in Genesys1.9M
Number of updated accession records in Genesys1,960,941

Crop accessions distributed66K
Accessions distributed by CGIAR collections66,930

Countries receiving samples87
Number of countries receiving samples from Crop Trust-supported collections87
Letters
What we do
The CGIAR Genebank Platform
This Crop Trust-led program aims to ensure the international genebanks of CGIAR are running efficiently, that their crop collections are conserved to a high standard, and that as many samples as possible are available to scientists, farmers and others.
What we do
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its tenth anniversary on February 26th 2018 by receiving shipments of over 70,000 crop varieties.
Securing our Food, Forever
Conservation Strategies
Our global crop conservation strategies assess how different crops are conserved, whether users like crop breeders have easy access to them, and whether conservation efforts can be improved.
Take action
Take action
A world that loses crop diversity loses options for the future, but a world that fails to take action, for the good of all, is simply giving up.