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
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) outside Rome, Italy
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
World Fish Center formerly known as ICARM in Panang, Malaysia
World Agroforestry Center formerly known as ICRAF in Nairobi, Kenya
Last Revised: 14 March 2006 .