Belgium

Belgium became a member of the CGIAR in 1971, after participating in the Group's first meeting in May of that year. It's official support to the CGIAR is provided through the Directorate General for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The CGIAR won Belgium's King Baudouin International Development Prize in 1980 for its contribution to the qualitative and quantitative improvement of global food production. Using the proceeds, the CGIAR established its own biennial King Baudouin Award in consultation with the Belgian government, to acknowledge outstanding agricultural and related research at CGIAR Centers.

Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs