The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a global research partnership for a future of food security. CGIAR science is dedicated to reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services. Its research is conducted by 15 CGIAR centers in close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutions, civil society organizations, universities, development organizations, and the private sector.

Thanks to funders, CGIAR research has transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people through tangible research results. The CGIAR is committed to helping the world radically transform our collective approaches and strengthen its operations to provide solutions on the ground to the most vulnerable on the planet.

• CGIAR's long-term strategic donors support them with $1 billion per year.

• For every US dollar provided to CGIAR during its lifetime, the return on investment is estimated at 17 US $

• Working closely with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutions, civil society organizations, civil society organizations, universities, development organizations, and the private sector, the 15 CGIAR research centers implement large-scale collaborative CGIAR research programmes (CRPs) conducted in over 60 countries with the support of over 10,000 scientists and other world-class staff

• With its numerous partners, CGIAR provides groundbreaking discovery research ranging from field data to integrated delivery to combat some of the world's most pressing challenges

• CGIAR gene banks protect the world's largest and most diverse crop and forage germplasm, critical to future food security

 

 

Centers around the world