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CGIAR Program Overview
The mission of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is to contribute to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries. This is accomplished by employing science-based approaches to the problems and through partnerships with national and international programs. Support of capacity building, policy development, and promotion of sustainable agricultural development based on sound management of natural resources are important aspects of CGIAR programs.
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Program Management
The CGIAR partnership includes 22 developing and 21 industrialized countries, 3 private foundations, and 12 regional and international organizations that provide financing, technical support, and strategic direction. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank serve as cosponsors.
More than 8,500 CGIAR scientists and scientific staff conduct research to improve the productivity of tropical agriculture. This research focuses on higher-yielding food crops and more productive livestock, fish, and trees; improved farming systems that are environmentally benign; better policies; and enhanced scientific capacities in developing countries.
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Data Policy
All benefits of CGIAR research are kept within the public domain, freely available to everyone.
Contact Information
CGIAR Secretariat
The World Bank
MSN G6-601
1818 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20433
USA
Tel: +1-202-473-8951
fax: +1-202-473-8110
Email: cgiar@cgiar.org
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