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IARCs

Welcome to the International Agricultural Research Centers Homepage of the GFAR. IARCs have a comparative advantage in strategic and applied research, and work closely with national agricultural research systems in developing countries.

International Agricultural Research Centers (IARCs) have been established to provide research results for poor farmers in poor countries. They have a comparative advantage for strategic research (directed toward solving problems of a broad global or regional nature) and applied research (directed toward solving more narrowly focused, location-specific problems).

Most IARCs are headquartered in developing countries and/or have regional offices in a wide array of locations around the developing world. This gives them the advantage of being able to work closely with NARS as partners. In addition, IARCs can play an important role in research activities of a public goods nature, transcending national and regional interests.

We hope that this website will help to build awareness of GFAR among a broader cross-section of IARCs. We would also like to see the website used to gain input and feedback from the other constituencies.

As we develop this page further you will find information on activities undertaken by the IARC constituency of GFAR, plus discussion papers and link to websites of active members.

Please feel free to give us your comments on ways to improve this site. We also encourage you to participate in upcoming dialogues and to suggest topics for new ones.

The following are linkages to IARCs websites:

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz Y Trigo (CIMMYT)
  • Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP)
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
  • International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM)
  • International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
  • International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
  • International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR)
  • International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
  • West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA)

Other IARCs

  • Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC)
  • International Centre of Insect Physiology and Pest Ecology (ICIPE)
  • International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM)
  • International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
  • International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
  • International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

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Stakeholders' websites


ARD Regional Fora Websites
  • FARA - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
    FARA is the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa.
     
  • AARINENA - Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa
    The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) was established in 1985 to strengthen cooperation among national, regional and international research institutions and centres through the dissemination and exchange of information, experiences and research results.
     
  • APAARI - Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
    "Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) in the Asia-Pacific region is effectively promoted and facilitated through novel partnerships among NARS and other related organizations so that it contributes to sustainable improvements in the productivity of agricultural systems and to the quality of the natural resource base that underpins agriculture, thereby enhancing food and nutrition security, economic and social well being of communities and the integrity of the environment and services it provides".
     
  • FORAGRO - Forum for the Americas on Agricultural Research and Technology Development
    Dialogue and Articulation for Regional Agricultural Research and Technological Development
     
  • EFARD - European Forum on Agricultural Research and Development
    EARD-InfoSys+ was initiated by the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) which serves as a mechanism that enables better coherence between relevant policies in ARD within the European Member States (incl. Norway, Switzerland).
     
  • NAFAR - North American Regional Forum on Agricultural Research
    NAFAR is the North American Regional Forum on Agricultural Research. It is a part of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR).
     
  • CACAARI - Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
    The general objective of CAC-RAIS is to increase the effectiveness of the agricultural research in the region through improvement of existing information facilities in the region, strengthening them, developing synergism among them, and increasing their capacities to reach the end-user with relevant data.
     


CGIAR and CG Centers
  • CGIAR
    The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a strategic alliance of members, partners and international agricultural centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor.
     
  • Africa Rice Center (WARDA)
     
  • Bioversity International
    (was IPGRI)
     
  • CIAT - Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
     
  • CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
     
  • CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo
     
  • CIP - Centro Internacional de la Papa
     
  • ICARDA - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
     
  • ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
     
  • IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute
     
  • IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
     
  • ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute
     
  • IRRI - International Rice Research Institute
     
  • IWMI - International Water Management Institute
     
  • World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
     
  • WorldFish Center
     
  • Rice-Wheat Consortium
    The RWC is a CGIAR initiative and has its origin in many years of collaborative research between CIMMYT, IRRI and the national research centers for rice and wheat in South Asia.
     


FAO
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information.
     
  • Agricultural Information Management Standards website
    A FAO initiative to harmonize the decentralized efforts currently taking place in the development of methodologies, standards and applications for management of agricultural information systems; consequently, providing a 'one-stop' access to system designers and implementers.
     
  • FAO Research and Extension Portal
    This Portal provides a gateway to sound information on research, technology, extension and their linkages in order to enable decision-makers, research institutes, extension services and regulatory bodies, to make informed decisions.
     


ARD Information Services Regional Agricultural Information Systems (RAIS)
  • EARD-InfoSys+ (EU RAIS)
    The European Information System on Agricultural Research for Development (ARD)
     
  • FARA RAIS
    This site enables you to participate in developing the African agricultural information system. It is linked with each of the FARA subregional organizations.
     
  • AARINENA RAIS
    AARINENA, in co-operation with the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the countries of the region, is establishing and developing a Regional Agricultural Information System (RAIS) for the WANA Region.
     
  • Infotec (FORAGRO RAIS)
    Scientific and Technological Information System for the Agricultural Sector in the Americas
     
  • APARIS (under the APAARI website)
    Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
     
  • CACAARI RAIS
    The Regional Agricultural Information System (RAIS) for the Central Asia and Caucasus (CAC)
     
  • AgroWeb CAC
    AgroWeb Central Asia and Caucasus, a part of the AgroWeb Network is an interactive portal for agriculture information and knowledge sharing on rural and agricultural development and integration to the world agricultural community.
     
  • AgroWeb SEE
    AgroWeb South Eastern Europe
     

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