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Original members of the system, founded before the CGIAR:

Center
Year of Founding (Year joined the CGIAR)
Headquarters Location
IRRI
1960 (1971)
Los Baños, Phillippines
CIMMYT
1966 (1971)
Mexico City, Mexico
CIAT
1967 (1971)
Cali, Colombia
IITA
1967 (1971)
Ibadan, Nigeria

 

Founded or adopted by the CGIAR, to broaden the system, after 1971:

Center

Year of Founding (Year joined the CGIAR)

Headquarters Location
ICRISAT
1972 (1972)
Hyderabad, India
CIP
1970 (1973)
Lima, Peru
ILRAD
1973 (1973)
Nairobi, Kenya
IFPRI
1974 (1979)
Washington, DC
ILCA
1974 (1974)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
IPGRI
1974 (1974)
Rome, Italy
WARDA
1970 (1975)
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
ICARDA
1975 (1975)
Aleppo, Syria
ISNAR
1980 (1980)
The Hague, Netherlands

 

Founded or adopted by the CGIAR to strengthen its mission, after 1990:

Center
Date of Founding (Year joined the CGIAR)
Headquarters Location
ICRAF
1977 (1991)
Nairobi, Kenya
IIMI
1984 (1991)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
ICLARM
1977 (1992)
Manila, Phillippines
INIBAP
1984 (1992)
Montpellier, France
CIFOR
1993 (1993)
Bogor, Indonesia

 

Mergers and other changes:

  • 1994: ILCA and ILRAD merged and became the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
  • 1994 : INIBAP became a program of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI).
  • 2004 : ISNAR dissolved and main programs moved to IFPRI.
  • 2006 : IPGRI changes name to Bioversity International.