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International organizations
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)
· A joint FAO & WHO initiative
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Committee on World Food Security
High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure
· Full title: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land,
Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT)
Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Global Environment Monitoring System
GEMS-Food Contamination Monitoring and Assessment Program (GEMS-Food)
International research networks
There are two major international networks of crop-specific or topic-specific agricultural research
institutions:
1. The Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA),
which coordinates nine member organizatons;
2. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Resources (CGIAR), which hosts 15
International Agricultural Reserch Centers (IARCs)
Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA)
Listing of AIRCA members @ AIRCA
African Insect Science for Food and Health (icpe: Nairobi, Kenya)
CAB International (CABI: Wallingford, England, United Kingdom)
Crops For the Future (CFF: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA: Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD: Kathmandu, Nepal)
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA)
International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR: Beijing - China)
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE: Cartago, Costa Rica)
World Vegetable Center (AVRDC: Shanhua, Taiwan)
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Resources (CGIAR)
Listing of CGIAR Research Centers @ GGIAR
· CGIAR Research Centers are commonly referred to as International Agriculture Research
Centers (IARCs)
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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 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)
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
WorldFish
Foreign aid
Feed the Future [USA]
Research institutions, initiatives & networks
EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
· ”...a global community pushing for food system change.”
· An FAO sponsored group that provides scientific research to address global soil issues for
sustainable development.
IFOAM - Organics International
· Originally the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation
OpenTEAM, or Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management
Project Baseline: A Timecapsule of Seeds
Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE)
Resource Innovation Institute (RII)
Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy
Educational institutions
NGOs & coalitions
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture
· ”...a global, non-profit startup dedicated to transforming our global food system through sound
science, impatient disruption and novel partnerships.”
Good Food for All (GFFA) collaborative
· “By bringing together the brightest innovators, forward-thinking investors, and food marketing
visionaries, we can produce food in a new and better way."
· Primarily works towards building community resilience and reducing poverty through projects
in economic development, environmental sustainability, women's empowerment, food security, and risk mitigation.
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP)
Network for Eco-Farming in Africa
Nordic Genetic Resources Center (NordGen)
Organic Consumer's Association
Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
UK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalition
United States Biochar Initiative (USBI)
Veganuary [UK]
Private sector ~ Associations & societies
Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society
Organic Trade Association (OTA)
Soil & Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
Private sector ~ Companies
Contents of this page:
· International research networks
· Research institutions, initiatives & networks
Also see:
· Countries A>Z page for national/domestic agriculture-focused institutions
· Agriculture at the USA ~ Main page
Agricultural institutions
