The Crop Trust is a non-profit international organization dedicated to conserving crop diversity and making it available for use globally, forever, for the benefit of everyone.

We work with donors and partners to lead global projects that protect crop diversity, conserve crop wild relatives and develop technology to make this diversity accessible worldwide.

We seek professionals with a passion for global food security and a strong drive to contribute to our mission of conserving crop diversity for future generations.

Funding and Implementation

The Power of Diversity Funding Facility launched with the following initial funding from key donors.

EUR 10 million from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW Development Bank.
EUR 2 million from the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland.

At first, the Power of Diversity will focus on 13 priority opportunity crops across seven countries - Colombia, Kenya, India, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Additional funding can extend the project’s reach to more countries, driving a shift towards resilient and sustainable agrifood systems worldwide.

The Power of Diversity builds on Crop Trust work on opportunity crops through the BOLD project’s BOLDER initiative supported by the Government of Norway and will collaborate with the World Vegetable Center’s initiative ‘Vegetables4Life’ (2025–2035).