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CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future. CGIAR science is dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services. Its research is carried out by 15 CGIAR centers in close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations and the private sector.
Thanks to our funders, CGIAR research has transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people through tangible research outcomes. CGIAR is committed to helping the world radically transform our collective approaches and strengthen operations to deliver on-the-ground solutions to the planet’s most vulnerable.
QUICK FACTS
• CGIAR’s long-term strategic donors support us with US$1 billion per annum
• For every 1US$ provided to CGIAR over its lifetime, the return on investments is evaluated at 17US$
• In close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations and the private sector, CGIAR’s 15 Research Centers implement collaborative large-scale CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) conducted in more than 60 countries with the support of over 10,000 world-class scientists and other staff
• With its many partners, CGIAR delivers breakthrough discovery research all the way from field data to integrated delivery to combat some of the world’s most pressing challenges
• CGIAR genebanks safeguard the world’s largest and most diverse crop and forage germplasm, indispensable to future food security
Thanks to our funders, CGIAR research has transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people through tangible research outcomes. CGIAR is committed to helping the world radically transform our collective approaches and strengthen operations to deliver on-the-ground solutions to the planet’s most vulnerable.
QUICK FACTS
• CGIAR’s long-term strategic donors support us with US$1 billion per annum
• For every 1US$ provided to CGIAR over its lifetime, the return on investments is evaluated at 17US$
• In close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations and the private sector, CGIAR’s 15 Research Centers implement collaborative large-scale CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) conducted in more than 60 countries with the support of over 10,000 world-class scientists and other staff
• With its many partners, CGIAR delivers breakthrough discovery research all the way from field data to integrated delivery to combat some of the world’s most pressing challenges
• CGIAR genebanks safeguard the world’s largest and most diverse crop and forage germplasm, indispensable to future food security
Overview
Location
France, Occitania, Montpellier
Employees
5001-10000
Phone
+33 4 67 04 75 75
Founded date
1971
Mentions in press and media 25
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| Oct 16, 2026 | Op-Ed: Food Tech Commercialisation Shouldn’t Wait Until the Technical Answers Are In | 5 Mins Read Stephen O’Rourke, commercialisation lead at the University of Helsinki’s BioFlavor project, argues why food tech companies should begin working on commercial answers before research is finished. A lot can go into developing a ne... |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Pressure on global food systems risks exacerbating gender gap by 2050 without targeted interventions, finds new report | Coffee and banana intercropping systems in Rwanda. Photo: NeilPalmer / CIAT Part of market clean up activity to mark World Food Safety Day. Sarah Ngutha walks Faith Kajuju through her potato farm. Addressing gendered impacts of the polycris... |
| Sep 12, 2026 | New Delhi Marks UN Day for South-South Cooperation with Push to Scale Dryland Innovation Across the Global South | NEW DELHI, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A major international push to accelerate agricultural innovation across the Global South took centre stage in New Delhi today, as the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation was commemorated ... |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Gates Foundation Announces New Commitment for Smallholder Farmers on the Frontlines of Extreme Weather | $1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the world's poorest regions adapt and build more resilience to droughts, floods, heat waves BELÉM, Brazil, Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gates Found... |
| Nov 5, 2025 | As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake | By MELINA WALLING and ELÉONORE HUGHES, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the ... |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Africa: Hooves Vs. Habitats - Striking a Sustainable Balance Between Livestock and the Environment Is Crucial to Africa's Future | Dakar, Senegal — In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up with our landscapes and crucial... |
| Nov 13, 2024 | The World’s Largest Environmental Award, The Food Planet Prize, Announces Longlist for 2025 Prize of $2 Million | The World’s Largest Environmental Award, The Food Planet Prize, Announces Longlist for 2025 Prize of $2 Million Wed, Nov 13, 2024 12:18 CET Report this content The Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize, the world’s largest environmental award, ha... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Launch of a new Global Partnership for the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils initiative | Rome/Texcoco, Mexico – An initiative to build resilient agrifood systems grounded in diverse, nutritious, and climate-adapted crops grown in healthy soils, today marked another milestone through a new partnership between the Food and Agricu... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Mineral winds down: ‘We will no longer be an Alphabet company; but our technology will live on…’ | Google’s parent company Alphabet is winding down operations at AI-fueled ag intelligence startup Mineral, just over a year after it emerged from stealth, and switching to a licensing model. Incubated in Alphabet’s moonshot technology lab X,... |
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FAQ about CGIAR
When was CGIAR founded?
CGIAR was founded in 1971.
What has the press written about CGIAR?
Parsers VC has collected 25 articles mentioning CGIAR, among them “Op-Ed: Food Tech Commercialisation Shouldn’t Wait Until the Technical Answers Are In” (Oct 16, 2026) and “Pressure on global food systems risks exacerbating gender gap by 2050 without targeted interventions, finds new report” (Oct 14, 2026).
Is CGIAR still active?
Yes, CGIAR is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 27, 2026.