CGIAR
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CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable management of natural resources.
Key facts
- Organization.type
- Partnership of funders and international agricultural research centers; Intergovernmental Organization
- Organization.purpose
- To reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international agricultural research, partnership and leadership.
- Organization.location
- Global
- Organization.key_people
- Juergen Voegele, Chair CGIAR System Council; Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair CGIAR System Board
- Organization.former name
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
- Organization.name
- CGIAR
- Organization.image
- CGIAR-logo.svg
- Organization.size
- 150px
- Organization.alt
- CGIAR logo
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Funder, Other
- Founded
- 1971
- Location
- Montpellier, France
- Also known as
- CGIAR Consortium, CGIAR System Organization, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.475046.4 · ISNI 0000 0001 0943 820X
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research
- Official website
- www.cgiar.org
- Image
- CGIAR.svg
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- inception
- 1971-00-00
- short name
- CGIAR
- social media followers
- 5030
- Commons category
- CGIAR
Sources (9)
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Goals
- Vision and mission
- "One CGIAR" reform
- Research Portfolio
- History
- Early years (1971-1990)
- Expansion and consolidation (1991-2000)
- CGIAR reforms (2001–2007)
- A new CGIAR (2008-2021)
- CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
- Agri-Food Systems CGIAR Research Programs
- Research platforms
- Impacts
- Research centers
- References
- Further reading
- External links
CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable management of natural resources.
CGIAR research is carried out at 15 centers that collaborate with partners from national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations, and the private sector. These research centers are around the globe, with most in the Global South and Vavilov centers of agricultural crop genetic diversity. CGIAR has an annual research portfolio of just over US$900 million with more than 9,000 staff working in 89 countries.