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From cutting-edge research to work saving seeds in communities, even our small actions can have a big impact on saving crop diversity and putting it to good use. Read the latest news highlighting these efforts and more.
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Power of Diversity Grants 2026 - Call for Proposals
€2.2 Million in Power of Diversity Grants for Opportunity Crops
Opportunity crops are getting a boost in six countries thanks to the Power of Diversity Funding Facility. On 12 May 2026, the Facility issued a Call for Proposals,...
12 May 2026
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Colombia Steps Up for Crop Diversity: Inside AGROSAVIA’s Work with the Power of Diversity Funding Facility
Potato, cassava, guava, passionfruit and peach palm are as Colombian as cumbia, Betty la Fea and Gabriel García Márquez’s magical realism. These crops are found in markets, kitchens and backyard gardens across the country,...
13 Apr 2026
Power of Diversity Funding Facility Stakeholders Choose their Opportunity Crops
As the world marks World Food Day on 16 October, the Crop Trust’s Power of Diversity Funding Facility highlights the results of national consultations with stakeholders to identify opportunity crops that boost nutrition,...
14 Oct 2025
Nigeria Chooses Its Opportunity Crops
Several dozen people recently gathered in Ibadan, Nigeria to help the country face the future. They were not politicians or diplomats or economists. They were farmers, plant breeders, agricultural researchers, food industry...
14 Aug 2025
Colombia Chooses Its Opportunity Crops
In the final hours of the two-day workshop, the discussion really heated up. More than 40 stakeholders from all over Colombia had gathered at the event to select the best opportunity crops to promote out of a long list of 48....
23 Jul 2025
Giving Crops an Opportunity: Crop Trust Launches the Power of Diversity Funding Facility
Bonn, Germany, 19 March 2025 – In line with its mission to ensure the long-term conservation and availability of all crop diversity, the Crop Trust has launched the Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF). This transformative...
19 Mar 2025