At the recent G20 International Conference on Agriculture Research for Development held in Montpellier, France, G20 agricultural research experts and international organizations (including the CGIAR Consortium) came together to discuss ways of improving cooperation and coordination in their bid to improve global food security. Participants agreed that researchers NEED to work in partnership with development organizations, national governments and institutions, private sector, civil society and, most importantly, poor farmers, if their work is to have the necessary impact.
Find out what the CGIAR is doing in response to this need in this Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation post.