Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) was created by the World Bank on May 19, 1971, with the FAO, IFAD and UNDP as co-sponsors.

Related Topics:
World Bank - May 19 - 1971 - FAO - IFAD - UNDP

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At the time there was widespread concern that developing countries would succumb to famine; the successes of the Green Revolution had started in Asia and the Pearson Commission on International Development had urged that the international community undertake "intensive international effort" to support "research specializing in food supplies and tropical agriculture". CGIAR was formed for the coodination of international agricultural research with the goals of poverty reduction and achieving food security in developing countries through agricultural research.

Related Topics:
Famine - Green Revolution - Asia - Pearson Commission on International Development - Food security

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CGIAR has 58 governmental and nongovernmental members and (currently) 15 research centres called Future Harvest Centres.

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CGIAR also organises a number of Challenge Programmes (CP). These CPs are time-bound, independently-governed programs of high-impact research, excecuted in a partnership among a wide range of institutions. Currently three are three in operation: the Generation Challenge Programme, Harvest Plus and Water and Food.

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