CGIAR: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research – Core Contribution
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. Research is divided into 16 global thematic programmes and is financed by the CGIAR Fund and bilateral donors.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Global |
Agriculture & food security
Agricultural research
Agricultural development |
01.01.2013
- 31.12.2015 |
CHF 46’500’000
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- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Agricultural research
Agricultural development
Cross-cutting topics The project promotes biodiversity.
The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme.
The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes.
The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Type of support Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration Multilateral cooperation
Finance type Aid grant
Aid Type Core contribution
Project number 7F06286
Area of responsibility |
The Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a multilateral research system in the field of Agriculture Research for Development (ARD). The CGIAR has a unique role in providing international and global public goods through high-quality agricultural research, partnership, and leadership in the areas of poverty and hunger reduction, improvement of human health and nutrition, and enhancement of ecosystem resilience. |
Switzerland's and the organisation's strategic priorities and their coherence |
The mandate of the CGIAR is largely in line with three out of five global themes mentioned in the Federal dispatch (Botschaft) 2013-2016: Food Security, Climate Change and Water, and indirectly Nutrition & Health. The CGIAR is a key global partner for SDC's support to international agricultural research for development, particularly under the Global Program Food Security (GPFS) core issue 1 'Sustainability of Production Systems’; entry point 1 ‘Strengthen Agricultural Research for Development’ (GPFS Strategic Framework 2010-2015). The multilateral commitment to the CGIAR system complements and strengthens SDC’s engagement with the CGIAR at country and regional levels. |
Results of the organisation's previous engagement |
All sixteen CGIAR Research Programs have been approved by the Fund Council (FC) meetings in 2012 and are now fully operational. The ‘Strategy and Result Framework (SRF) Action Plan 2013’ was endorsed at FC8, shaping the process to address the shortcomings of the SRF in 2013. |
Results of Switzerland's engagement in previous phase |
The inaugural Fund Council (2011-2012) was evaluated, and the composition of the FC 2013-2015 determined, giving the Europeans significantly more weight (four constituency seats plus three recognition seats, that means seven seats in total, of which one for Switzerland). A system-wide gender strategy was approved. |
Medium-term outcome of organisation's current engagement |
CGIAR Research Programs (CRP) are streamlined towards impact generation, and their contributions to CGIAR system level outcomes (SLO) can be assessed. The ongoing CGIAR Governance review (2012/2013) and the planned midterm review of the CGIAR reform 2013/14 inform the Fund Council and Consortium decisions on required organizational adjustments. |
Effect in Switzerland |
SDC is an active member of the European Initiative for Agriculture Research for Development (EIARD) and thereby leverages the Swiss and European influence CGIAR Fund Council on decisions items. SDC continues to chair EIARD (representing 45% of the funding in the CGIAR Fund, and 39.2% of the total funding invested into the CGIAR) in 2013. SDC windows of observation at system level are partnership, capacity development and gender. |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner Foreign academic and research organisation |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 46’500’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 46’500’000 |
Switzerland's ranking in the DonorOrder |
11 |
Donors |
64 donors in total. Major donor countries: US, UK, Canada, Norway, Germany, Australia, Japan, NL, Sweden, & Belgium. Foundations/ Int. Org.: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, EC, WB, IFAD. |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
Coordination through active involvement EIARD i.e. EU member countries, EC, Norway and Switzerland. CGIAR Fund Council: Switzerland holds one of the four European seats in the FC in 2013, 2014, and 2015. |
Project phases |
Phase
10
01.01.2022
- 31.12.2024
(Current phase)
Phase 9
01.01.2020
- 31.12.2021
(Completed)
Phase 8
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2019
(Completed)
Phase 7
01.01.2016
- 31.12.2016
(Completed)
Phase 6 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2015 (Completed) |