Who funds IRRI?

IRRI served as a model institute for a global network of 15 nonprofit agricultural, forestry, and fishery research centers that make up the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The CGIAR, established in 1971, is a coordinating organization through which funds for international agricultural research are administered to the 15 centers.

CGIAR co-sponsors are the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank. The Chairman of the CGIAR is a senior vice president of the World Bank. The CGIAR comprises 24 developing and 22 industrialized countries, 4 private foundations, and 13 regional and international organizations An independent 8-member Science Council of leading scientists from developed and developing countries ensures that science in the CGIAR is of high quality and is relevant to the development goals of the System.

IRRI receives its financial support from donor governments, agencies, and foundations. Some of this support comes through the CGIAR and some directly to the Institute.

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