Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), established in 1971, is a strategic partnership, whose 64 Members support 15 international Centers, working in collaboration with hundreds of government and civil society organizations as well as private businesses around the world. 


Alliance of CGIAR Centers

The Alliance is a center-driven coalition created by the 15 International Research Centers in 2006 to enhance collective action among the Centers and between the Centers and their partners. By joining forces to enhance impact and deliver better, more rapid results, it enables the Centers and their partners to make the most of available resources and increase their impact for the benefit of the poor in developing countries. The goals of the Alliance are to enhance Centers’ ability to fulfil the mission of the CGIAR through programmatic collective actions to increase overall impact on poverty alleviation and the environment and institutional collective actions to increase efficiency with which this impact is produced.

Web sites for the Alliance of CGIAR Centers:

Africa Rice Center
Bioversity International
CIAT - Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo
CIP - Centro Internacional de la Papa
ICARDA - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute
IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute
IRRI - International Rice Research Institute
IWMI - International Water Management Institute
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
WorldFish Center


Recent Publications of Interest from CGIAR and Affiliated Centers

• 2010 Global Hunger Index, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010
• 2009 Global Hunger Index, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009
• Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009
• Seed Business Management in Africa, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo, 2009
• Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation to Sustainably Meet Tomorrow's Food Needs, International Water Management Institute, 2009
• Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009
• High Food Prices: The What, Who, and How of Proposed Policy Actions, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
• International Agricultural Research for Food Security, Poverty Reduction, and the Environment: What to Expect from Scaling Up CGIAR Investments and "Best Bet" Programs, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008 

Key Newsletter:

• Celebrating Women in Agriculture, March 2011

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