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

Donors' Council

The Donors’ Council functions as a forum for the Crop Trust’s donors to express their views on the organization’s activities and operations.

The Donors’ Council of the Crop Trust was established in 2005 and consists of public and private donors who have made a sizable contribution to the Crop Trust.

The Council acts as an innovative mechanism to bring government donors, foundations and private companies together in a genuine public-private partnership with shared interest in the Crop Trust. The Donors’ Council reports to the Executive Board.

For a nation to be a member of the Donors’ Council, it needs to contribute at least USD 25,000 in support of the Crop Trust. For non-governmental donors such as private corporations, contributions of more than USD 250,000 are required for representation on the Donors’ Council.

Meetings of the Donors’ Council are convened twice a year. The Donors’ Council appoints its chairperson who submits a summary report to the Executive Board.

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The Donors' Council is currently chaired by the Republic of Korea. In 2021, Dr. Taek-Ryoun Kwon succeeded Ambassador Hans Hoogeveen as Chair of the Donors’ Council.

Current Donors’ Council Members are:

Australia (AusAID)
Brazil (EMBRAPA)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/UN Foundation
Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzuechter (BDP)
Canada (CIDA)
CGIAR Centres
CropLife International
Czech Republic
DG INTPA – European Commission
European Commission
DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred
Egypt (Ministry of Agriculture)
Ethiopia
Finland
Gates Foundation
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Germany
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Gordon J. Hammersley Foundation
Grains Research and Development Corporation
India (Ministry of Agriculture)
International Seed Federation
Ireland (Irish Aid)
Italy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
KWS SAAT AG
Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust
Netherlands (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, and Innovation)
New Zealand (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry)
Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Republic of Korea
Rockefeller Foundation
Slovak Republic
Spain
Sweden (Sida)
Switzerland (SDC)
Syngenta AG
Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
United Kingdom
United Nations Foundation
United States of America (USAID)
Japan

Rules of Procedure for the Donors’ Council

Summary Reports of Donor's Council Meetings

Donors' Council 26th Summary Report 2022 (147 kB)
Donors' Council 25th Summary Report 2022 (409 kB)
Donors' Council 24th Summary Report 2021 (119 kB)
Donors' Council 23rd Summary Report 2020 (121 kB)
Donors' Council 22nd Summary Report 2020 (295 kB)
Donors' Council 21st Summary Report 2019 (142 kB)
Donors' Council 20th Summary Report 2019 (326 kB)
Donors' Council 19th Summary Report 2019 (313 kB)
Donors' Council 18th Summary Report 2018 (293 kB)
Donors' Council 17th Summary Report 2017 (248 kB)
Donors' Council 16th Summary Report 2017 (279 kB)
Donors' Council 15th Summary Report 2016 (285 kB)
Donors' Council 14th Summary Report 2016 (275 kB)
Donors' Council 13th Summary Report 2016 (245 kB)
Donors' Council 12th Summary Report 2015 (205 kB)
Donors' Council 11th Summary Report 2014 (166 kB)
Donors' Council 10th Summary Report 2013 (122 kB)
Donors' Council 9th Summary Report 2012 (640 kB)
Donors' Council 8th Summary Report 2011 (625 kB)