The Crop Trust is an international non-profit organization committed to safeguarding the world's crop diversity. Through a robust worldwide network of over 130 partners, the Crop Trust works to conserve the genetic diversity of crops essential for food security and make it available for smallholder farmers, public sector plant breeders, researchers, and the private sector. The Crop Trust was established in 2004 and has since provided financial and technical support to genebanks around the world.