Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research
The Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) sponsors 16 International Agriculture Research Centers (IARCs) distributed throughout the world as shown in the above map. These centers are committed to developing agriculture technology to assist National Agriculture Research Systems (NARS) in there efforts to assist smallholder producers and their communities. Each center’s web site can be accessed by clicking on the center’s icon. The centers are:
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor, Indonesia
- Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) Center for Tropical Agriculture in Cali, Columbia
- Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) International Potato Center outside Lima, Peru
- Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center outside Mexico City, Mexico
- International Center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Aleppo, Syria
- International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC, USA
- International Institute of Tropical Agricultue (IITA) in Ibajan, Nigeria
- International Livestock Research Center (ILRI) formerly known as ILCA in Nairobi, Kenya
- International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) now part of IPGRI outside Rome, Italy Now Combined with IPGRI to become Bioversity International
- International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) outside Rome Italy, Now Combined with IBIBAP to become Biversity International
- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, Philippines
- International Services to National Agriculture Research (ISNAR) previously in Hague, Netherlands, but now part of IFPRI in Washington DC, USA
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
- West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) in Cotonou, Benin, now Africa Rice Center
- World Fish Center formerly known as ICARM in Panang, Malaysia
- World Agroforestry Center formerly known as ICRAF in Nairobi, Kenya