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452 CHAPTER 25<br />

Table 25.1 The 16 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).<br />

International center Founded Location Key m<strong>and</strong>ate crop/activity<br />

Rice<br />

Wheat, maize<br />

Maize, cassava, cowpea, soybean, yam<br />

Cassava, beans, tropical forages, rice<br />

Potato, sweet potato, Andean root <strong>and</strong><br />

tuber crops<br />

Rice improvement for Africa<br />

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 1960 Los Banos, Philippines<br />

Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) 1966 El Batan, Mexico<br />

(International Center for the Improvement <strong>of</strong> Maize <strong>and</strong> Wheat)<br />

International Institute <strong>of</strong> Tropical Agriculture (IITA) 1967 Ibadan, Nigeria<br />

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) 1967 Cali, Columbia<br />

(International Center for Tropical Agriculture)<br />

Centro International de la Papa (CIP) 1970 Lima, Peru<br />

(International Potato Center)<br />

Africa Rice Center (ARC) (formerly 1970 Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire<br />

West African Rice Development Association (WARDA))<br />

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 1972 Patancheru, India<br />

Groundnut, pearl millet, sorghum,<br />

pigeonpea<br />

Genetic resources, promotes biodiversity<br />

Barley, lentils, faba bean, wheat<br />

Food policy issues<br />

Institutional development, policy,<br />

dissemination <strong>of</strong> information<br />

Irrigation in developing countries<br />

International <strong>Plant</strong> Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) (formerly 1974 Rome, Italy<br />

International Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> Genetic Resources (IBPGR))<br />

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) 1975 Aleppo, Syria<br />

International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) 1975 Washington, DC, USA<br />

International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) 1979 The Hague, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Forestry issues in the tropics<br />

Livestock production issues in Africa<br />

Fisheries <strong>and</strong> other aquatic resources<br />

Improved agr<strong>of</strong>orestry systems<br />

International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (formerly 1984 Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />

International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI))<br />

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) 1993 Bogor, Indonesia<br />

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (formerly 1994 Nairobi, Kenya<br />

International Livestock Center for Africa (ILCA),<br />

International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD))<br />

World Fish Center (WFC) (formerly International 2002 Penang, Malaysia<br />

Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM))<br />

World Agr<strong>of</strong>orestry Center (WAC) (formerly 2002 Nairobi, Kenya<br />

International Center for Research in Agr<strong>of</strong>orestry (ICRAF))

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