International Development Grant
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research-Canada Linkage Fund - 2011
Project Number: CA-3-M013371001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $450,000.00
Start Date: March 22, 2011
End Date: December 30, 2015
Duration: 4.8 years
Project Description
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)-Canada Linkage Fund (CCLF) is a competitive grants program established by CIDA in 1995. The CCLF enables CGIAR centres to work closely with national research institutions extension services and non-governmental organizations from developing countries. It broadens collaboration with research organizations in Canada providing access to Canadian technologies and specialized expertise which are adapted to local conditions in developing countries. In turn Canadian partners gain insight into the food systems of developing countries.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved through the CGIAR-Canada Linkage Fund as of 2011 include: the development of two new high-yielding maize varieties with the participation of smallholder and subsistence farmers and their release for commercial production in Honduras with national authorities; the development of consumer-friendly processing techniques for improved rice varieties in Benin and Nigeria; and the design of an early warning system using remote sensing imagery for geographic outbreaks of toxins affecting key crops for smallholder farmers in West Africa.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
CGIAR
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP