Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - Institutional Support 2018

This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the CGIAR which uses these funds along with other donor funding to achieve its mandate. CGIAR’s mandate is focused on reducing poverty enhancing food and nutrition security and improving natural resources and ecosystem management in developing countries. The CGIAR is a global partnership that brings together 15 research centers to carry out large-scale multi-disciplinary agricultural research programs in close partnership with national research systems and civil society organizations including those in developing countries. Canada’s support also includes an investment in the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research.

The expected results as stated by the CGIAR include: (1) reduced poverty particularly for women and girls; (2) improved food and nutrition security for health that addresses the particular needs of women and girls; and (3) increased integration of gender transformative approaches in CGIAR research programs.