Funders and Partners 2020

Funders - CIAT

  • 1 2 Tree S.A.S
  • Add-Value Management Services, S.A., Costa Rica
  • African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
  • African Development Bank (AfDB)
  • African Union (AU)
  • AGRIPAC S.A., Ecuador
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
  • Auxilium Foundation, Switzerland
  • Bayer S.A., Colombia
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), UK
  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
  • Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
  • CGIAR
  • Colombia in Peace Fund
  • Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA)
  • Conservation International (CI), USA
  • Crop Trust
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation, USA
  • Department for International Development (DfID), UK
  • Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)
  • Department of Agriculture, Kingdom of Thailand
  • Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR), Philippines
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia
  • DuPont Pioneer, USA
  • European Commission (EC)
  • Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany
  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
  • Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Switzerland
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Foundation Chibas, Haiti
  • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
  • French Development Agency (AFD)
  • German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
  • German Development Bank (KFW)
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
  • Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
  • Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
  • Green Climate Fund (GCF)
  • Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), Germany
  • HarvestPlus
  • Heifer International
  • Howard G. Buffett Foundation, USA
  • IDSNA Inc., USA
  • Ingredion Colombia S.A.
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
  • International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
  • International Fertilizer Dvelopment Center (IFDC)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • Irish Aid
  • Irish Research Council (IRC)
  • Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
  • John & Virginia Sall, USA
  • John Deere & Company, USA
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
  • Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
  • Latin American and Caribbean Coordinating Association of Small Fair Trade Producers (CLAC)
  • Latin American and Caribbean Coordinating Association of Small Fair Trade Producers (CLAC)
  • Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR)
  • Latin American Solidarity Foundation
  • Maurel & Prom Colombia B.V.
  • Mercon B.V., The Netherlands
  • Ministry of Agricultural and Cattle Development (MIDA), Panama
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Angola
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI), Peru
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), Colombia
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries State Department of Agriculture (MALF), Kenya
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands
  • Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Jamaica
  • Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Colombia
  • Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias), Colombia
  • Mondelez Europe GmbH (MDLZ)
  • National Chocolate Company, Colombia
  • National Rice Growers Federation (FEDEARROZ), Colombia
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
  • Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
  • Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
  • Organization Pajonales S.A, Colombia
  • Palmira Municipal Mayor's Office, Colombia
  • Papalotla Seeds, S.A. de C.V., Mexico
  • Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G)
  • People’s Republic of China
  • Pepsico, INC
  • PS Solutions, USA
  • Regents of the University of Michigan, USA
  • Rural Development Administration (RDA), Korea
  • Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), Honduras
  • Seeds of Huila S.A., Colombia
  • Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)
  • Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)
  • Swedish Research Council, Norway
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  • Syngenta
  • Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA)
  • Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF)
  • Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
  • The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
  • The Swedish Research Council
  • The World Bank
  • United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA)
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • United States Department of State (USDS)
  • Walmart Foundation, USA
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
  • Yara Colombia S.A.

Partners - CIAT

  • Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Action Against Hunger Foundation
  • Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  • Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI), Vietnam
  • Amazon Conservation Association (ACCA), Peru
  • Amazon Conservation Team, Brazil
  • Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPMA), Brazil
  • Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (FVMZ), Mexico
  • Avina Foundation, Chile
  • Bioversity International
  • Burundi Institute of Agronomic Sciences (ISABU)
  • Cantho University, Vietnam
  • Cassuca Benevides Producao De Conteudo Ltda Me - Quartz Communication, Brazil
  • Center for Agrarian Science Research, Viet Nam Farmer's Union
  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • Center for Research on Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (CIPAV), Colombia
  • Cereal Growers Association, Kenya
  • CGIAR System Organization
  • China Agricultural University
  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
  • Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS)
  • Ch'orti 'Regional Peasant Association (ASORECH)
  • Climate Focus North America, Inc.
  • Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN)
  • Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (AGROSAVIA)
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
  • Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)
  • Corporacion Ganso Technical Services, Colombia
  • Critigen LLC
  • Deakin University, Australia
  • Department of Agricultural Land Management and Statistics (DALMS), Myanmar
  • Department of Agricultural Research Services (DARS), Malawi
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Department of Research and Specialist Services (DRSS) - Harare Agricultural Research Centre, Zimbabwe
  • Ecuadorian Foundation for Ecological Studies (ECOCIENCIA)
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
  • Farm.ink Ltd
  • Forest Trends Association, USA
  • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
  • Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute (FAVRI), Vietnam
  • General Directorate of Agriculture, Cambodia (GDA)
  • Governors of the University of Alberta (UofA), Canada
  • Hung Loc Agricultural Research Center (HLARC), Vietnam
  • ICESI University, Colombia
  • iCog Labs AI Software Consultant, Ethiopia
  • Institute for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Amazon (IDESAM), Brazil
  • Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique (IIAM)
  • Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture (IEDA), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
  • Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certificatio (IMAFLORA), Brazil
  • Instituto del Bien Común, Peru
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
  • International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
  • International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
  • International Potato Center (CIP)
  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
  • International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
  • Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Germany
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • Kenya Agricultural And Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro)
  • Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany
  • Media Supply, Inc., USA
  • Mennonite Social Action Commission, Honduras
  • Met Office, UK
  • Metajua Uganda Limited
  • Michigan State University (MSU), USA
  • Musaceas Association of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
  • National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda
  • National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan
  • National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR
  • National Agriculture Extension Center (NAEC), Vietnam
  • National Federation of Cocoa Growers (FEDECACAO), Colombia
  • National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology (NKLPCB), Vietnam
  • National Rice Federation (Fedearroz), Colombia
  • Nirmal Seeds Pvt. Ltd, India
  • Plant Protection Center (PPC) - Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI)
  • Public Service Company ESPOL-TECH E.P, Ecuador
  • Root Capital Inc
  • Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB)
  • Send a Cow, Ethiopia
  • Send a Cow, Kenya
  • Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA)
  • SITAWI Finance for Good, Brazil
  • SoftBank Corp, Japan
  • Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) LLC, USA
  • Sub-DAH-Sub-Department of Husbandry, Animal Health and Aquaculture, Vietnam
  • Sustainable Food Laboratory (SFL), USA
  • Tan Loc Phat Seeds Company Limited (TLP), Vietnam
  • Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, Selian Center
  • Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI)
  • The Mediae Company Limited, Kenya
  • The National Institute of Agronomic Studies and Research (INERA), Democratic Republic of Congo
  • The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES)
  • The Trustees Of Columbia University, USA
  • The University Court of The University of Aberdeen (UNIABDN), UK
  • The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia
  • The University of the West Indies (UWI), Jamaica
  • The University of Vermont (UVM), USA
  • The WorldFish Center
  • Twiga Foods Limited, Kenya
  • UNIQUE forestry and land use GmbH, Germany
  • Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • University of Arkansas, USA
  • University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • University of Florida, USA
  • University of Leeds, UK
  • University of Reading, UK
  • University of Salzburg, Austria
  • Usiku Entertainment Limited
  • Vietnam National Seed Joint Stock Company (Vinaseed)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
  • Wageningen University (WUR), The Netherlands
  • West-African Rice Development Association (WARDA)
  • Wester Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science (WASI), Vietnam
  • World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
  • Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School, Honduras

Funders - Bioversity International

  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda
  • European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR):
  • Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
  • Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture. Austria
  • National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  • Service Public de Wallonie, Belgium
  • Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov", Bulgaria
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Croatia
  • Ministeriet for Fodevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri, Denmark
  • Ministry of Rural Affairs, Estonia
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry, France
  • Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia
  • Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Germany
  • Agricultural Policy and Management of European Funds, Greece
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Unit, Hungary
  • Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Iceland
  • Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia
  • Ministry of Environment, Lithuania
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, North Macedonia
  • Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
  • Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, Romania
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Serbia
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain
  • Ministry of of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA, Switzerland
  • Ministry of Agricultural Researches and Policies, Turkey
  • Genetic Resources Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
  • Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC), Belgium
  • European Commission (EC)
  • Crop Trust
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
  • Italy
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
  • Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Germany
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • Blommer Chocolate Company, USA
  • Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MOFPED), Uganda
  • CGIAR Technical Secretary (STC), Peru
  • Burundi Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project (PRRPB)
  • United Kingdom (UK)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan
  • Christensen Fund, USA
  • Foundation for Ecological Development (BIOVISION)
  • South Africa - DAFF, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa
  • International Cocoa Organization (ICCCO)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands
  • The World Bank
  • David and Lucile Packard Foundation, USA
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
  • Harvest Plus
  • Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
  • Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF)
  • World Resources Institute - WRI
  • RSF Social Finance
  • Syngenta
  • Wageningen University (WUR), The Netherlands
  • Binational Fund for Peace and Development Peru – Ecuador
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan
  • The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
  • HealthPartners, Uganda
  • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy (NIBIO)

Partners - Bioversity International

  • Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, represented by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Australia
  • Action For Social Advancement (ASA), India
  • Agricultural Research Council of Malawi
  • Agriculture University, Jodhpur (AUJ), India
  • Alight (Formerly American Refugee Committee)
  • Assam Agriculture University
  • Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
  • BRGV Suceava-Suceava Genebank
  • Burundi Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ISABU)
  • Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment (Cenesta), Iran
  • Cocoa Research Institute, Ghana
  • Community Technology Development Trust, Zimbabwe
  • Concern Worldwide, Ireland
  • Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria CREA
  • Cornell University, USA
  • CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (CSK HPKV), India
  • Dalberg Data Insights
  • Department of Agricultural Research - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), Myanmar
  • Dilla University, Ethiopia
  • East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer, The Netherlands
  • Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI)
  • Foundation for Development Integration
  • Foundation for the Promotion and Research of Andean Products (Proinpa), Bolivia
  • Georgian Institute of Horticulture, Viticulture and Wine-making
  • Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS), India
  • Gross National Happiness (GNH) Commission, Bhutan
  • Himalayan Research Group (HRG), India
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), National Bureau for Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR)
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), National Institute for Plant Biotechnology (ICAR-NIPB)
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR-NRCB)
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Bureau for Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR)
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBPGR)
  • Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, India
  • INRAE, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
  • Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning (IARRP), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
  • Institute of Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA), Burkina Faso
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
  • Julius Kühn-Institut Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Germany
  • Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU), Belgium
  • Kookoo Pa Farmers Association, Ghana
  • KVK Majhgawan, Satna District - Deendayal Research Institute, India
  • Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany
  • Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany
  • Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD), Nepal
  • Lok Chetna Manch (LCM), India
  • Malawi Plant Genetic Resources Centre (MPGRC)
  • Mashvarati Ecologi, Tajikistan
  • Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
  • Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari)
  • Mekelle University, Ethiopia
  • Mount Valley Development Association, India
  • National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Papua New Guinea
  • National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR
  • National Agriculture Research Center (NARC), Jordan
  • Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
  • Nordic Seed, Germany
  • North East Slow Food & Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS), India
  • Oromia Regional State Seed Entreprise, Ethiopia
  • Paris School of Economics (PSE)
  • Plant Protection Center (PPC) - Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
  • Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, India
  • Research Institute for Development (IRD), France
  • Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands
  • Save the Children, UK
  • South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
  • State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Brazil
  • Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Stichting Wageningen Research (WR), The Netherlands
  • Sustainable Developmement Solutions Network (SDSN) Association Paris
  • Sustainable Organic Farming and Development Initiatives (SOFDI), Kenia
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
  • Tanzania Agricultural Research Institutes - Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute (TARI-Maruku)
  • The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
  • The Agrarian Cooperative Norandino Ltda (NORANDINO), Peru
  • The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
  • The International Potato Center (CIP)
  • The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda
  • The Regents of University of California, USA
  • The Seed Savers' Network (SSN), Australia
  • The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Costa Rica
  • The University of Liège, Belgium
  • Tii paalga, Burkina Faso
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture (Nodai), Japan
  • Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI), Tanzania
  • Trustees of Tufts College Inc, USA
  • Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • University of Aberdeen, Scotland
  • University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
  • University of Birmingham (UNIBIR), UK
  • University of Bonn, Germany
  • University of Goettingen, Germany
  • University of Greenwich, UK
  • University of Hohenheim, Germany
  • University of Horticultural Sciences, India
  • University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • University of Kisangani (UNIKIS), Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • University of Ouagadougou, Burkina faso
  • University of Oxford, UK
  • University of Reading, UK
  • University of the West Indies (UWI) Cocoa Research Centre, Trinidad y Tobago
  • Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau (VRDS), Romania
  • Vihiga Nutrition and Community Seed Bank, Kenya
  • Wageningen Center for Development Innovation (WCDI), The Netherlands
  • Western Region Agriculture Technology Evaluation (WeRATE)
  • World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
  • World Cocoa Foundation (WCF)
  • WorldFishCenter
  • Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)

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