CGIAR
Sign in to saveAlso known as Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (US), CGIAR US
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 · Español
El CGIAR es un consorcio de centros de investigación cuya labor es aumentar la seguridad alimentaria, reducir la pobreza rural, mejorar la salud y la nutrición humana y asegurar un manejo sostenible de los recursos naturales. Coordina la labor de 15 centros, en colaboración con organizaciones asociadas, institutos de investigación nacionales y regionales, la academia, el sector privado y la sociedad civil. Su equipo humano lo componen cerca de 8,000 personas, entre científicos y personal de apoyo, además de tener la colección de recursos genéticos más grande del mundo.
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