2022 Annual Report Partners
The Alliance is thankful for the strong support of our many funders and partners, especially to the Governments of Italy and Colombia, our principal host countries. Partnerships for research, resource mobilization and impact delivery are key to our ability to develop knowledge and deploy technologies and innovations. In 2022, the Alliance had 460+ active partnerships, through 510+ ongoing agreements, with academic institutions, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, foundations, businesses, multilateral and regional development banks and agencies, and community associations.
Funders Bioversity 2022
- Bayer AG
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
- Binational Fund for Peace and Development Peru–Ecuador
- Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development, Switzerland
- Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Switzerland
- CGIAR System Organization
- Crop Trust
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), UK
- European Commission (EC)
- Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Google AI
- Harvest Plus
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- International Cocoa Organization (ICCO)
- International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP), Italy
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
- Mars Incorporated, USA
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation (NUFFIC)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Syngenta
- The Dutch Research Council (NWO)
- The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda
- The Research Council of Norway
- The World Bank
- Tiserin Capital, Kenya
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Funders CIAT 2022
- 1 2 Tree S.A.S
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Alluvial Agriculture Nigeria Limited
- Angola-Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
- Bayer S.A., Colombia
- Bezos Earth Fund, USA
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK
- Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
- Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Switzerland
- CGIAR System Organization
- Cherubet Company Limited
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS)
- Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA)
- Crop Trust
- Danida Fellowship Centre, Denmark
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), UK
- Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR), Philippines
- Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
- Directorate of Agricultural Science and Technology (DICTA), Honduras
- DuPont Pioneer, USA
- Ecom Agroindustrial Asia Pte Ltd
- John & Virginia Sall, USA
- ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- European Commission (EC)
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
- Foundation for Agrarian Development (FDA), Peru
- Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), USA
- French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
- French Development Agency (AFD)
- Fundación Santo Domingo (FSD), Colombia
- German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
- Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
- Green Climate Fund (GCF)
- Harvest Plus
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), Germany
- IBISA SARL, Luxembourg
- IDSNA Inc., USA
- IKEA Foundation, The Netherlands
- Ingredion Colombia S.A.
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- Johns Hopkins University (JHU), USA
- Marfrig Global Foods, Brazil
- Mars, Incorporated, USA
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), Colombia
- Ministry of Agriculture of Natural Resources and Rural Development, Haiti (MARNDR)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAEP), Madagascar
- Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands
- Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Jamaica
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias), Colombia
- Mondelez Europe GmbH (MDLZ)
- National Chocolate Company, Colombia
- National Federation of Rice Producers (FEDEARROZ), Colombia
- Nestlé S.A., Switzerland
- Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
- Organization Pajonales S.A, Colombia
- Pact
- Palmira Municipal Mayor's Office, Colombia
- PEPSICO, INC.
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
- Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF), UK
- Rainforest Alliance
- Regional Fund for Agriculture Technology (FONTAGRO)
- Rockefeller Foundation, USA
- Rural Development Administration (RDA), Korea
- Seeds of Huila S.A., Colombia
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Swisscontact
- Syngenta
- The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, USA
- The International Development Association (IDA)
- The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
- The Research Council of Norway
- The World Bank
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- University of East Anglia, UK
- University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation (UPLBF)
- Walmart Foundation, USA
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- Yara Colombia S.A.
Partners Bioversity 2022
- Action Against Hunger
- Action For Social Advancement, India
- Agricultural Research Institute, Cyprus
- Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
- Agriculture University, Jodhpur (AUJ), India
- Amarkanan Rural Socio Environmental Welfare Society (ARSW), India
- Assam Agriculture University (AAU), India
- Association for the Conservation and Recultivation of Old Crops (VERN), Germany
- Bahir Dar University (BDU), Ethiopia
- BAIF Development Research Foundation
- Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, India
- Bangladesh Human Rights and Resources Development Society (BHRRDS)
- Botanical Institute of the Northeast (IBONE), Argentina
- Catholic University Leuven (Ku Leuven), Belgium
- Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment (Cenesta), Iran
- Choba Choba, Switzerland
- Chorti Regional Farmers' Association (ASORECH), Guatemala
- Clayuca Corporation, Colombia
- Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG)
- Community Technology Development Trust, Zimbabwe
- Cooperative Development Program for Adding Value to Agricultural Production (Prodecoop), Brasil
- Crops Research Institute (CRI), Ghana
- CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, India
- Deen Dayal Research Institute Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Italy
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa
- Directorate of Agriculture, Tahiti
- Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC)
- Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)
- Forest Department, Bangladesh
- Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)
- Foundation for Development Integration (fida)
- Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), India
- French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
- Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Institute (GRBI), Zimbabwe
- Genetic Resources Research Institute (GeRRI), Kenya
- Gram Chetna Kendra, India
- Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS), India
- Himalayan Research Group (HRG)
- Indian Institute of Wheat And Barley Research (IIWBR), India
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, India
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Burundi (ISABU)
- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Croatia
- Institute of Plant Genetic Resources - Sadovo, Bulgaria
- International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- ISEAL Alliance
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Germany
- King Juan Carlos University, Spain
- KIT Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands
- Kookoo Pa Farmers Association, Ghana
- Landbouw-Economisch Institut (LEI), Wageningen University & Research
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany
- Lok Chetna Manch, India
- Malawi Plant Genetic Resource Centre
- Mekelle University, Ethiopia
- Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana
- Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security, Mauritius
- Ministry of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan
- Mount Valley Development Association (MVDA), India
- National Agrarian University La Molina, Peru
- National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jordan
- National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda
- National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao
- National Bureau for Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR), India
- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR NBAIR), India
- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR NBPGR), India
- National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Nigeria
- National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Nigeria
- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology (NIPB), Indian
- National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research-I.P. (INIAV,I.P.), Portugal
- National Institute of Agrarian Research (INIA), Peru
- National Museum of Kenya
- National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
- National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR NRCB), India
- National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
- National Tree Seed Centre (NTSC), Canada
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
- Nature Research Centre
- Nordic Seed, Germany
- Ogiek Peoples' Development Program (OPDP), Kenya
- One Acre Fund (OAF), Kenya
- Oromia Seed Enterprise (OSE), Ethiopia
- PIL Research Company
- Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI)
- Programme for Rural Irrigation Development (PRIDE) , Malawi
- Promotion of ecotourism, Supervision of vulnerable groups and other Minorities (PEM), Cameroon
- Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (RVSKVV), India
- Research Institute of Forestry (RIF), Uzbekistan
- Research Institute of Horticulture-Viticulture and Wine Making (ACAD)
- Rete Semi Rurali, Italy
- Rural Outreach Africa (ROA)
- Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
- Seed Savers Network, Kenya
- South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
- Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, India
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India
- Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI)
- Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA)
- The Action for Biodiversity and Land Management (ABIOGeT)
- The Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South Africa
- The Council for Research in Agriculture and the Analysis of the Agricultural Economy (CREA), Italy
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- The Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium
- The National Agriculture Research Institute of Papua New Guinea
- The Peruvian Association of Cacao Producers (APPCACAO)
- The United Republic of Tanzania, Vice President's Office
- The University of The Andes (UNIANDES), Colombia
- The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cocoa Research Centre
- Togolese Institute of Agronomic Research (ITRA)
- Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI), Tanzania
- University of Aberdeen, UK
- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
- University of Bonn, Germany
- University of Exeter, UK
- University of Göttingen, Germany
- University of Hohenheim, Germany
- University of Horticultural Sciences, India
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa
- University of Liège, Belgium
- University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- University of Würzburg, Germany
- University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
- UPLB Foundation, Inc., Philippines
- Vandhe Bharatham Foundation, India
- Vi Agroforestry, Sweden
- Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
- Wageningen Center for Development Innovation (WCDI), The Netherlands
- Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
- Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
- West Africa Rural Foundation (WARF)
- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
- World Cocoa Foundation (WCF)
- WorldFish
- Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)
Partners CIAT 2022
- Aarhus University, Denmark
- Acatech Technology Plc, Ethiopia
- Actions for Development Programs (ADP MBOZI)
- Adelphi Consult GmbH
- Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)
- African Conservation Tillage Network (ACTN), Kenya
- African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES)
- Afrobrains Cameroon (ABC)
- AGRHYMET Regional Centre , Niger
- Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam
- Agricultural Partnerships Trust, Zimbabwe
- Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
- Agriterra Limited
- Agropal, Cololmbia
- Alssem Company Limited
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Brazil
- Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
- Association for the Conservation of the Amazon Basin (ACCA)
- Association les Amis de CAPTE, Tunisia
- Association of Farmers of the Rio Fuerte Sur, Mexico
- Association of Farmers of the Rio Sinaloa Poniente (AARSP), Mexico
- Association of Organizations of Cuchumatanes (ASOCUCH)
- Biocacao, Ecuador
- Biohub Trust, Zimbabwe
- Burundi Institute of Agronomic Sciences (ISABU)
- Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
- Can Tho University, Vietnam
- Canal del Dique Promoting Foundation, Cololmbia
- Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
- Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)
- Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO)
- Cassuca Benevides Production of Content Ltda Me - Quartzo Comunication, Brazil
- Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM)
- Catholic University Leuven (Ku Leuven), Belgium
- Center For Agrarian Science Research, Vietnam Farmers' Union
- Center for Agricultural Policy, Vietnam
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
- Center for Research in Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (CIPAV), Colombia
- Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA)
- Cereals Growers Association (CGA), Kenya
- Chorti Regional Peasant Association (ASORECH), Guatemala
- Chuka University, Kenya
- Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA)
- Colorado State University (CSU), USA
- Columbia University in the City of New York, USA
- Comitán Institute of Technology, Mexico
- Common Multiactive Community Cooperative (Comuccom), Colombia
- Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Center of La Paz, Honduras
- Community Council of Bajo Mira and Frontera, Colombia
- Community of Municipalities of Copanch'orti', Guatemala
- Community Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Environmental Program (CSHEP), Kenya
- Comprehensive Services of External Professional Consulting, Colombia
- Conservation International (CI), USA
- Cornell University, USA
- Crop Bioscience Solutions, Tanzania
- Crops Team Consulting, Research and Development Services LTD, Brazil
- Department of Agriculture Land Resources Management (DARLM), Cambodia
- Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR & SS), Zimbabwe
- Directorate of Agricultural Science and Technology (DICTA), Honduras
- Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC), Kenya
- East Barn Community Development Association (ADEGO), Guatemala
- Ecological Association of San Marcos de Ocotepeque (AESMO), Honduras
- Ecological Monitoring Center (CSE), Senegal
- Ecomol Consulting and Projects Ltd., Brazil
- Ecuadorian Foundation for Ecological Studies (ECOCIENCIA)
- Egerton University, Kenya
- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
- Financial Access Capital Partners B.V., The Netherlands
- Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification Institute, (IMAFLORA), Brasil
- Foundation for Agrarian Development (FDA), Peru
- Foundation for Local Capacity in Agricultural Development (FLCAD), Tanzania
- Foundation for Technological, Forestry and Agricultural Innovation (FUNDIT), Guatemala
- French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
- French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INERA)
- Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute (FAVRI), Vietnam
- Ganso Corporation Technical Services, Colombia
- General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), Cambodia
- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
- Global Shea Alliance, Ghana
- Google AI
- Human Development and Professional Services El Can'chix, Mexico
- Ibero-American Nutrition Foundation (FINUT)
- iCog Labs AI Software Consultant, Ethiopia
- IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)
- Ikuwo General Enterprises Co. Ltd, Tanzania
- Institute For Agriculture Research Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
- Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (ICTA), Guatemala
- Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research, Burkina Faso
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
- International Centre for Research and Development of Livestock in the subhumid zone (CIRDES)
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- Interpeace
- Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Germany
- Kaoka Foundation, Ecuador
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
- Land Landscape and Development Research Lab
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Locana
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Malian Association for Awakening to Sustainable Development (AMEDD)
- Mathematica Inc., USA
- MAVUNO Improvement for Community Relief and Services, Tanzania
- Mennonite Social Action Commission (CASM), Honduras
- Mercy Corps
- MIICO
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), Colombia
- Mongolian University of Life Sciences (MULS)
- Murang'a University of Technology, Kenya
- National Agency for Rural Agricultural Advice (ANCAR), Senegal
- National Agency of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (ANACIM), Senegal
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan
- National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao
- National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology (CENTA), El Salvador
- National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Nigeria
- National Cereal, Legume and Soybean Growers Association (FENALCE), Colombia (FENALCE)
- National Cocoa Growers Association (FEDECACAO), Colombia
- National Federation of Rice Producers (FEDEARROZ), Colombia
- National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA), Peru
- National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIFAP), Mexico
- National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIAP), Ecuador
- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Vietnam
- National Service of Agrarian Health (SENASA), Peru
- National University of Ireland (NUI)
- Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)
- Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM), Kenya
- Pataz Association, Peru
- Plant Protection Center (PPC)
- Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Vietnam
- Pontifical Javierian University, Cololmbia
- Provincial Sub-Departments of Crop Production and Plant Protection (Hau Giang province), Vietnam
- Provincial Sub-Departments of Crop Production and Plant Protection (Kien Giang province), Vietnam
- PT Prima Kelola IPB, Indonesia
- Public Service Enterprises (ESPOL-TECH E.P.), Ecuador
- Rationale Advisors Private Limited, Singapore
- Regional Association of Agricultural Services of the East (ARSAGRO), Honduras
- Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES)
- Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Uganda
- Research Community and Organizational Development Associates, Tanzania
- Rikolto
- Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB)
- Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC), Dominican Republic
- SCiO Private Company, Greece
- Send a Cow Kenya
- Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA)
- Shalom Development Organization (SHADO), Bangladesh
- SITAWI, Brazil
- Spatial Informatics Group (SIG), USA
- Sustainable Food Lab (SFL), USA
- Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, Selian Center (TARI)
- Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI)
- The Mediae Company
- The Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Centre (SRHMC), Vietnam
- The University of Guyana
- The University of Queensland, Australia
- The University of The Andes (UNIANDES), Colombia
- Tradeline Corporation Group Ltd (TLC), Malawi
- Trinity Super Nutrition, Zambia
- Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Costa Rica
- National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda
- University of Arkansas, USA
- University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- University of Illinois, USA
- University of Leeds, UK
- University of Salford, UK
- University of Vermont, USA
- University of Zambia (UNZA)
- Usiku Entertainment Limited, Kenya
- Uzbek-Hungarian Potato Research Center
- Vietnam Hi-Tech Engineering Company (VHEC)
- Village Link Company Limited, Myanmar
- Virginia Tech, USA
- VOX Capital, Brazil
- Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
- West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA)
- West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)
- West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF)
- Western Rural Development Cooperation Association (CDRO), Guatemala
- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
- WorldFish
- Yanapai Group, Peru
- Youth Peace Makers Tanzania
- Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)