Here you can find annotated links to websites relevant to international agricultural research classified according to topic. This list of links does not claim to be complete. If you know of any other interesting websites on these topics, please notify our contact person.

• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
  Homepage of the CGIAR with detailed background information, downloads and links to other sites
  www.cgiar.org
• International agricultural research centres in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
  Brief profiles of all 15 international agricultural research centres supported by CGIAR. The homepages of the individual research institutes can be reached via this site.
  www.cgiar.org/centers/index.html

Other international agricultural research centres

• The World Vegetable Center (AVRDC)
  Shanhua, Taiwan 1971. Mandate: To improve food security, health and income in developing countries.
  www.avrdc.org
• International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
  Nairobi, Kenya 1970. Mandate: To ensure food security and better health for humans and livestock.
  www.icipe.org

Development cooperation and agriculture

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
  www.fao.org
• World Bank
  www.worldbank.org

Cooperation partners in Germany

• Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research (ATSAF)
  www.atsaf.de
• Centre for Agricultural Information and Documentation (ZADI)
  www.zadi.de
• GARDEN-InfoSys+
  GARDEN-InfoSys is part of EARD-InfoSys+. It filters news and information involving Germany as part of European assistance to international agricultural research.
  www.garden-infosys.de

Fora

• European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD)
  www.efard.org
• Global Forum on Agricultural Research
  www.egfar.org

Current agricultural research initiatives and programmes

• Global Crop Diversity Trust
  Theme site of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an initiative of CGIAR, coordinated by the International Plant Genetic Research Institute (IPGRI).
  www.startwithaseed.org
• CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food
  Theme site of CGIAR Challenge Programme launched in 2003, involving many institutes in various project areas worldwide.
  www.waterforfood.org