Growing
In May 1971, 18 countries and organizations, convinced that agricultural science was a powerful tool for combating hunger, joined forces in the CGIAR. Other governments and institutions rallied to the idea and our membership grew rapidly.
Diversifying
Over the years our membership became more diverse. More countries in the developing world joined as well as other development agencies and foundations.
| Joined | Members |
| 2005 | Turkey |
| 2003 | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| 2002 | Israel, Malaysia, Morocco, Syngenta Foundation |
| 1998 | Uganda |
| 1997 | Pakistan, Republic of South Africa, Portugal, Peru, Thailand |
| 1996 | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 1995 | Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Kenya, Romania, Syria |
| 1994 | Russian Federation, Colombia |
| 1993 | Indonesia |
| 1991 | Luxembourg, Korea |
| 1985 | Austria |
| 1984 | Brazil, China, Finland |
| 1981 | India, Spain |
| 1980 | Mexico, Philippines, OPEC Fund for International Development |
| 1979 | Ireland, International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| 1978 | African Development Bank |
| 1977 | Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Commission of the European Communities |
| 1976 | New Zealand |
| 1975 | Italy, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia |
| 1974 | United Nations Environment Programme |
| 1972 | Australia, Japan |
| 1971 | Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Asian Development Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Inter-American Development Bank, International Development Research Center, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation |
Changing
With the creation of the new CGIAR business model in 2010, members became Fund Donors, who participate in the biennial Funders Forum.