Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - Institutional Support 2016-2017

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) 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 advance agri-food science and innovation for a world free of poverty hunger and environmental degradation. Project activities include: (1) developing agricultural practices technologies and tools for increased productivity dietary diversity and resilience to climate change and other shocks; 2) researching agricultural ecosystems and landscapes to reverse environmental degradation and enhance productivity in developing areas; and 3) developing policy evidence to improve the enabling institutional environment and performance of markets and to enhance delivery of public goods and services. Research is carried out by 15 member centers of the CGIAR Consortium in close collaboration with its partners including national and regional research institutes civil society organizations academia development organizations and the private sector.

The expected outcomes as stated by CGIAR include: (1) increased agricultural productivity and resilience of the poor; (2) improved agricultural practices and diets for the poor and vulnerable; and (3) improved natural resources systems and ecosystem services.