Agricultural Research Centers In World

S.No.	Agricultural Research Center	Abbr.	Headquarter	Year Of Estb.	Objective
1	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research	CGIAR	Centers with different headquarters	1971	To attempt to ensure maximum complementarity of international and regional efforts with national efforts in financing and undertaking agricultural research in the future
2	International Center For Tropical Agriculture	CIAT	Colombia	1969	To reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human health in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture.
3	The Center for International Forestry Research	CIFOR	Indonesia	1993	To provide a scientific rationale for the sustainable management of forests, etc.
4	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center	CIMMYT	Mexico	1943	The conservation and utilization of maize and wheat genetic resources, developing and promoting improved maize and wheat varieties
5	International Potato Center	CIP	Peru	1971	To work with partners to achieve food security, well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming, and food systems in the developing world
6	International Center For Agricultural Research In The Dry Areas	ICARDA	Syria	1977	To contribute to the improvement of livelihoods of the resource-poor in dry areas by enhancing food security and alleviating poverty through research and partnerships to achieve sustainable increases in agricultural productivity and income, while ensuring the efficient and more equitable use and conservation of natural resources.
7	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics	ICRISAT	India	1972	To minimize land degradation and improve the food security and livelihood opportunities for rural people in rainfed area.
8	International Food Policy Research Institute	IFPRI	USA	1975	To enhance food security, reduce poverty, and improve environmental sustainability under global change
9	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture	IITA	Nigeria	1967	Primarily as a facilitator of germplasm movement, ensure  the production of good quality and healthy plants by intercepting and guarding against the introduction of exotic seed borne pests or races of pathogen, etc.
11	International Livestock Research Research Institute	ILRI	Kenya	1994	To work at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality science and capacity-building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development for poor livestock keepers and their communities
12	International Rice Research Institute	IRRI	Laguna	1960	Make the world's elite breeding and genetic resources available to all rice scientists for direct use or in crosses within breeding programs, etc.
13	International Water Management Institute	IWMI	Sri Lanka	1985	To focus in improving how water and land resources are managed, with the aim of underpinning food security and reducing poverty while safeguarding vital environmental processes