International Development Grant
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - Institutional Support 2013
Project Number: CA-3-M013770001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $14,600,000.00
Start Date: March 28, 2013
End Date: December 31, 2013
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to CGIAR. CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate. CGIAR’s mandate is to reduce poverty and hunger improve human health and nutrition and enhance ecological resilience through high-quality international agriculture research partnership and leadership. Canada’s support to the CGIAR contributes to greater food security and improvements in human health and nutrition.
Expected Results
The intermediate expected results for this project include: reduced rural poverty for small-scale farmers through better access to markets; improved food security and nutrition for the poor and undernourished in developing countries; and more sustainable management of natural resources for food production.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of September 2013 include: (1) producing 30 000 tons of drought-tolerant maize seed including 17 000 tons from new varieties with yield advantages of 20-30%; (2) partnering with over 110 African seed companies to improve seed varieties for production and sale to farmers; (3) releasing nutrient-rich food crops in India with a 9% increase in iron content to diminish iron deficiency; and (4) teaching more than 8 000 farmers and local government staff about sustainable natural resource management in developing countries.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
CGIAR
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Core contributions to multilateral institutions
Collaboration: Multilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP