Initiative:

Agroecology

Partners

The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology has a wide array of multidisciplinary partners, including eight CGIAR Centers, three international research organizations and various national and local partner organizations in the target countries. The Initiative was conceived within, contributes to, and learns from the Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology (TPP), which convenes multiple stakeholders from civil society, agricultural research, rural advisory and development sectors. The Initiative cooperates with key partners for scaling and impact including the TPP, GIZ, Biovision and national institutions.  

This research is being implemented by a multidisciplinary team of researchers and other specialists, which includes CGIAR researchers from:  

  • Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) – lead centers
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
  • International Potato Center (CIP)
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
  • International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • WorldFish

As well as researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF); French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD); and various national and local partner organizations in the target countries. 

The research is also being implemented in partnership with the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) and various national and local partner organizations in the target countries. 

List of partners by country

Burkina Faso

  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA)
  • Centre International de Recherche-Développement sur l’Elevage en zone Subhumide (CIRDES)

India

  • The Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN)
  • The Indian institute of Farming System Research, under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR-IIFSR)
  • The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
  • The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),
  • Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)
  • The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)
  • Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) – Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming (APCNF)

    Kenya

    • Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM Kenya)
    • Inter-Sectoral Forum on Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology (ISFAA)
    • Community Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Environment Program (CSHEP)
    • Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC)

    Lao PDR

    Peru

    Senegal

    • The Dynamique pour une Transition Agroécologique au Sénégal (DyTAES)
    • The Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute (ISRA)

    Tunisia

    • Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles (IRESA)
    • Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT)
    • Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF)
    • Institut de l’Olivier
    • Office d’Elevage et des Paturages (OEP)
    • Agence de la Vulgarisation et de la Formation Agricoles (AFVA)
    • Les amis de Capte
    • Association Tunisienne d’Agriculture Environnementale (ATAE)

    Zimbabwe

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