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ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Celebrating 15 years of crop diversity conservation
Key figures

Crop varieties added+34K
New samples deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault34,275

Food Forever Experiences9
Food Forever Experiences organized in 8 countries in 20199

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

ContributionsUSD 6 M
Contributions to the Crop Trust endowment fund$6.3M

Accessions Conserved714 K
Accessions conserved in CGIAR collections714,000

Updated accessions in Genesys4M
Number of updated accession records in Genesys4,104,123

Crop accessions distributed66K
Accessions distributed by international collections of crop diversity66,930

Countries receiving samples97
Number of countries receiving samples from Crop Trust-supported collections97
Letters
What we do
The CGIAR Genebank Platform
This Crop Trust-led program ensures that the 11 CGIAR genebanks are running efficiently, that the crop collections they manage are conserved to a high standard, and that as many samples as possible are immediately available when needed.
What we do
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is an iconic reminder of the remarkable effort taking place around the world to conserve the seeds of our food crops.
Securing our Food, Forever
Conservation Strategies
Our global crop conservation strategies describe the current status of conservation of major crop collections, and they attempt to identify the highest priority activities and resources required to safeguard the diversity of different genepools.