Peace Through Agriculture
Roots of Peace transforms war-torn lands into thriving farmlands—planting peace through agriculture for the past 25 years.
Demine - Replant - Regenerate
2023 World Food Prize LAureate awarded to Roots of Peace Founder, Heidi Kühn.
Roots of Peace is proud to announce Founder, Heidi Kühn as the 2023 Laureate for the World Food Prize for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods and resilience after devastating conflict.
Read the World Food Prize Foundation’s full announcement here.
Our Mission
Cultivating Peace Through Agriculture
Roots of Peace is a pioneer in supporting the world's most vulnerable farmers and traders—transforming battlefields of war into thriving agricultural farmlands—restoring agricultural productivity and prosperity benefiting war-torn families as we heal both soil and soul.
Our mission has evolved, and we are now spearheading initiatives in regenerative agriculture, a groundbreaking approach that not only restores soil health but also revitalizes communities affected by conflict.
Our Impact
Our efforts improve each step of the agricultural value chain. We introduce farmers to new methods and technology, improve export marketing techniques, and create strategies for ramping up food exports to lucrative overseas markets.
As a result, we have helped export nearly 160,000 metric tons of fruits, nuts, and spices valued at more than $491 million to international markets, impacting more than 1 million farmers and families. We have planted over 7 million fruit trees worldwide.
Footsteps forward in Guatemala
One farmer, one family at a time…
The root cause of out-migration in Central America is due to lack of economic stability, often in rural agricultural communities. We believe we can impact 100,000 farming families with our proven model to cultivate peace through agriculture, strengthening the roots of Guatemalans to thrive with climate smart agriculture.
Join us as we plant the roots of peace in Guatemala
$500 supports intensive, competitive, and sustainable vegetable production unit (Demonstration Plot).
$250 supports an efficient irrigation system for one of our farmers.
$50 supports seedlings for a small farmer's vegetable production.
Agricultural marketing program (AMP) in afghanistan
Since 2002, Roots of Peace worked with farmers and traders in Afghanistan supported by USAID—we are the longest standing NGO working consecutively in Afghanistan.
In 2010, many Afghan farmers were lacking viable fruit saplings and basic vineyard technology. By the end of the project, the improved yields of those farms appeared on supermarket shelves around the world.
AMP expanded the number of regional and international markets where Afghan high-value food products are sold—particularly Europe, China, and the Middle East. Additionally, it introduced new Afghan food products to these markets.
Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice, and Gandhi Global Family SEVA Award
Heidi Kuhn, Founder, Roots of Peace, honored to receive both the Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice and the Gandhi Global Family SEVA Award in India, in tribute to the outstanding efforts by the Roots of Peace team as it ‘cultivates peace through agriculture’ worldwide.
Tribute to Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich:
Legendary Vintner and Roots of Peace Visionary
