Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - Institutional Support 2015

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research). CGIAR uses these funds along with other donors 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. Research is carried out by 15 member centers of the CGIAR Consortium in close collaboration with hundreds of partners including national and regional research institutes civil society organizations academia development organizations and the private sector. Canada’s support to the CGIAR contributes to reduce rural poverty increase food security improve human health and nutrition and promote sustainable management of natural resources.

The expected system level outcomes as stated by CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) include: (1) reduced rural poverty; (2) improved food security; (3) improved nutrition and health; and (4) sustainable management of natural resources.