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Safeguarding Crop Diversity, the First Fifteen Years of Forever ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Safeguarding crop diversity, the first fifteen years of forever 01 WELCOME 5 Key Figures 7 Letters 9 02 WHAT WE DO 13 CGIAR Genebank Platform 15 Collecting Crop Wild Relatives 19 Wild Seeds, I Think I Love You 21 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault 27 Supporting National Genebanks 31 TABLE Information Systems 33 03 SECURING OUR FOOD, FOREVER 35 Global Strategies 37 OF CONTENTS Going Global With Food Forever 39 Governance 41 04 TAKE ACTION 43 Spreading The Message 45 Take Action 47 Thank You 49 05 FINANCIAL 51 Running The Numbers 53 WELCOME 5 CROP TRUST 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 6 WELCOME 01 KEY FIGURES DIVERSITY DEPOSITED IN THE ACCESSIONS DISTRIBUTED BY FOOD FOREVER SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT EXPERIENCES ORGANIZED VALUE OF GRANTS PROVIDED INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS FOR CONSERVATION OF CROP DIVERSITY 34,275 9 USD 34.2M Seed samples 66,930 In 2019 in 8 countries TOTAL ACCESSIONS COUNTRIES RECEIVING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CROP ACCESSIONS IN GENESYS SAMPLES FROM CROP TRUST- DIVERSITY ENDOWMENT FUND SUPPORTED COLLECTIONS 714,000 4,104,123 USD 6.3M in CGIAR genebanks 97 In 2019 7 CROP TRUST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 01 WELCOME 8 WELCOME 01 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD SIR PETER CRANE his year we celebrated 15 years of progress at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and towards our goal of an effective, sustainable Development (BMZ), a major partner to the Trust. global system for the ex situ conservation of crop diversity. Crop diversity is essential to the future The Crop Trust team is made up of passionate, committed people, of agriculture, and we must conserve it if we are and their contributions are lasting reminders of the roles all of us Tto use it to solve the problems that agriculture is facing and play in safeguarding crop diversity. will continue to face. Our partners, in particular, work tirelessly worldwide: genebank As we transition into a new phase of our work, we can do so managers and staff, pre-breeders, breeders and farmers are all confident in our ability to deliver on the vision of our founders. A champions of diversity who make hugely important contributions strong structure is in place, our methods have been proved, and to the cause. Here we spotlight them, recognizing the dedicated we have the team to get the job done. specialists who keep the world’s most important crop diversity alive for generations to come. Some of the 2019 transitions were of a personal nature. We said farewell to long-serving Board members Prem Lal Gautam, 2019 was a busy year, and one of transition. In that spirit, I invite Mary Ann Sayoc and Gebisa Ejeta, all of whom contributed their you to read on and learn about all we accomplished together in expertise and passion selflessly over the past several years to 2019. help the Crop Trust deliver on its mission. We are deeply grateful for their dedication and service and wish them well in their new adventures. There was unfortunately also a more tearful goodbye, occasioned by the sad passing of Tim Fischer, my predecessor as Executive Board Chair of the Crop Trust. Tim was a tireless leader and a lifelong advocate for biodiversity. He made lasting contributions As we transition into a new phase of our to the global system of conserving crop diversity and helped bring the Crop Trust vision to life. We miss him already. work, we can do so confident in our ability to deliver on the vision of our founders. We closed 2019 with Marie Haga, who as Executive Director led the Crop Trust with energy and passion for seven years, moving in to a new job. Marie’s commitment to the Crop Trust was unwavering, and we are grateful for her exceptional contribution. We wish you well in your new adventure with IFAD, Marie. At the same time, we are delighted to welcome our new Executive Director, Stefan Schmitz, a long-time friend of the Crop Trust, and a powerful advocate of biodiversity and sustainable food systems. Prior to joining us, Stefan was Deputy Director-General and Commissioner for the “One World – No Hunger” Initiative 9 CROP TRUST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 01 WELCOME 10 WELCOME 01 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEFAN SCHMITZ ecently, I had the pleasure of visiting the Svalbard Global Seed Vault during the largest deposit since the Vault’s opening in 2008. I was humbled to witness at first-hand genebanks from all over the world making deposits of seeds of several The importance of the global family of Rhundred different species. The importance of the Vault and genebanks as fail-safes for our planet’s the broader global family of genebanks as fail-safes for our planet’s future food supply has never been so apparent. I future food supply has never been so was struck by the enormity of the task we have in front of us. apparent. In November 2019, it was my honor to accept the position of Executive Director of the Crop Trust. I am familiar with much of the Crop Trust’s excellent work under the leadership of my predecessor, Marie Haga, and I look forward to building on that strong foundation. With our partners, much valuable work has global sustainable development agenda. In our newest initiative, Seeds4Resilience, we partner with five been carried out to support meeting SDG Target 2.5, which we Collections of crop diversity require constant maintenance, and national genebanks in Africa. The project provides the financial celebrate in this report. even brief disruptions or variations in funding can leave material at and technical support for these national genebanks to reach risk of permanent loss. So, as we look ahead to 2030, and arguably international conservation standards and ensure their collections The United Nations SDG Target 2.5 calls for the the most important decade of the century, the growth of the are both safe and available for the long term. endowment fund will remain a priority for the Crop Trust. international community to safeguard and share the Food Forever is a campaign to raise awareness, aimed to shed genetic diversity of both crops and livestock by 2020. The Crop Trust also manages projects that closely complement the light on the crucial importance of SDG Target 2.5. Its flagship event work funded by the endowment. In 2019, with enormous thanks to series gives the public a glimpse of an exciting food future. By our Norwegian donors, our partners concluded a six-year effort to working with innovative chefs to cook dishes using lesser-known Meeting Target 2.5 embodies the mission of the Crop Trust. The collect crop wild relatives, and we were able to continue to support ingredients, the Food Forever Experience plants the seed for endowment fund guarantees the long-term conservation and the pre-breeding programs that will put key traits from these wild important conversations about a more diverse and sustainable availability of the building blocks of our food system, contributing species in the hands of breeders and farmers. food future. to securing the planet’s future food supply in a climate emergency. In partnership with CGIAR, in 2019 we completed the third year of There is much to challenge and excite us in the year ahead. But for Our mandate also feeds into a broader spectrum of the SDGs, the five-year program, the CGIAR Genebank Platform. The Platform now, I hope you enjoy this Annual Report for the challenging and and the targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement - and it is my ensures that the international genebanks managed by CGIAR exciting year that was 2019. mission to ensure we play a pivotal role in contributing to the centres are running efficiently, their crop collections are conserved to a high standard, and that as many samples as possible are immediately available when they are needed by scientists, farmers and other users. 11 CROP TRUST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 01 WELCOME 12 WHAT WE DO 13 CROP TRUST 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 14 WHAT WE DO CGIAR GENEBANK PLATFORM In 2019, the Genebank Platform launched a project led by the KEEPING SEEDS ALIVE FOR International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the LONGER International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) to develop an online tool that will allow genebank A series of research projects overseen by Aarhus University in users to customize selections of material based on climate Denmark is working under the Platform to improve seed quality and environmental conditions or the likely presence of traits The Genebank Platform is at the peak of its activities. We have already achieved and longevity in storage based on the best scientific evidence. associated with specific environments, using the passport, characterization and trait data available in Genesys. This selection so much and are hoping to do more, with an effort to help build the capacity of The initiative examines factors that impact seed quality and viability tool will be designed to work with any collection for which there is national partners to collect and conserve landrace diversity in some of the most and thus affect the time that seeds can remain in long-term latitude and longitude data. conservation. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), for under-represented countries in the world. example, has been working with a tailor-made imaging machine to automate the process of sorting seeds for conservation. Both INTO THE FAST LANE WITH Charlotte Lusty, IRRI and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center GREENPASS CGIAR Genebank Platform Coordinator (CIMMYT) are trialing imaging-based germination scoring systems. IRRI hosted a workshop on seed quality management in June to Demand for germplasm from CGIAR genebanks continues to rise.
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