Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR)

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership that binds a consortium of 15 international research centres and their partners engaged in research for sustainable development (including national and regional research institutes, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector) with providers of funding.

Research is organised in 32 thematic initiatives and financed through the CGIAR Trust Fund. This portfolio is complemented by bilateral grants given directly to research centres. Funders include governments of both developing and industrialised countries, foundations, and international and regional organisations.

CGIAR has a unique mandate to produce, assemble and deliver research results in the areas of agricultural and environmental sustainability with the ultimate goal of eradicating poverty and hunger. The results clearly contribute to the resolution of significant development problems, identified and prioritised by developing countries.

Switzerland joined CGIAR as a founding member in 1971 and recognises it as a key partner. The mission of the CGIAR is in line with the objectives of the International Cooperation strategy 2021-2024, in particular through improving the access to food, the preservation and sustainable management of natural resources, and the fight against the effects climate change. In addition, Switzerland's contribution to the CGIAR is fully in line with our country's support for the 2030 Agenda.

Multilateral support for CGIAR very much complements Switzerland’s bilateral involvement in its priority countries and regions, as well as its commitment in the field of agricultural research for development.

For more information on the collaboration between SDC and CGIAR, please consult the Factsheet: