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CGIAR institutions in India discuss strategy to meet SDGs and drive agricultural R&D

From Left to Right: Dr Javed Rizvi, World Agroforestry Centre; Dr Andre Zandstra, CGIAR; Dr Habibar Rahman, ILRI; Dr Ashutosh Sarker, ICARDA; Dr A K Padhee, IAS, ICRISAT; Dr Peter Carberry, ICRISAT; Dr Marco Ferroni, CGIAR; Ms Celine D’Silva, Bioversity; Dr Samarendu Mohanty, CIP; Dr A K Joshi, CIMMYT; Dr Shahidur Rashid, IFPRI; Dr Arun Padiyar, WorldFish; Dr Alok Sikka, IWMI; Dr Arvind Kumar, IRRI; and Mr Praveen Kumar, ICRISAT. Photo: ICRISAT

Dr Marco Ferroni, Chair, CGIAR System Management Board, held discussions with representatives of all the CGIAR centres based in India earlier this month.

Dr Ferroni was briefed on various research activities undertaken by the centers and future priorities. Special emphasis was put on the possibility of undertaking new research activities as a collaborative/CGIAR group to maximize the expertise of available resources within each Center. Meetings were held with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for strong collaboration of CGIAR with the Indian agricultural research system. Also held were discussions with the Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs on enhanced South–South collaboration as well as with Niti Aayog, India’s nodal planning and policy body of the Government of India

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Bill Gates recognizes the CGIAR as “essential to feeding our future”

He continues to note that no other organization has done as much to ensure families – especially the poorest – have food.

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Donor: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Period: 26 Apr 2019 – 25 Apr 2022

PI: Dr Tilahun Amede

RP: ESA Program

Title: Harnessing dryland legumes and cereals genetic resource for food and nutrition security and resilient farming systems in Malawi and Zambia

Donor: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Period: 18 Jun 2019 – 17 Apr 2022

PI: Dr James Mwololo

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