CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for world free of poverty, hunger an environmental degradation. CGIAR mission is to Reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international agricultural research, partnership and leadership.

CGIAR research centers are generally run in partnership with other organizations, including national and regional agricultural research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, and the private sector.

The CGIAR is not part of an international political institution; it is an ad-hoc organization which receives funds from its members. The membership of CGIAR includes country governments, institutions, and philanthropic foundations.

A list of their funders can be found here.

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