International agricultural research for food security, poverty reduction, and the environment: What to expect from scaling up CGIAR investments and “Best Bet” programs

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.creator.identifierShenggen Fan: 0000-0002-2658-4863
cg.creator.identifierRuth Meinzen-Dick: 0000-0003-4782-3074
cg.creator.identifierAlejandro Nin Pratt: 0000-0001-9144-2127
cg.creator.identifierMark Rosegrant: 0000-0001-6371-6127
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Director General's Office
cg.number53
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
dc.contributor.authorvon Braun, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorFan, Shenggen
dc.contributor.authorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
dc.contributor.authorRosegrant, Mark W.
dc.contributor.authorNin-Pratt, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T10:03:15Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-21T10:03:15Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162479
dc.titleInternational agricultural research for food security, poverty reduction, and the environment: What to expect from scaling up CGIAR investments and “Best Bet” programsen
dcterms.abstractThe recent food crisis, combined with the energy crisis and emerging climate change issues, threatens the livelihoods of millions of poor people as well as the economic, ecological, and political situation in many developing countries. On top of these crises, the decades of shrinking global investment in agricultural research are leading to slower growth in agricultural productivity. Progress in achieving development goals-such as cutting hunger and poverty in half by 2015-has been delayed significantly. In fact, the number of hungry people actually increased by at least 75 million from 2004 to 2007 and probably by even more in 2008. Investment potential in developing-country agriculture is improving, but realizing this potential requires policy action. Addressing these challenges will require the world to develop a more productive and sustainable food and agricultural system. More and more experts and policymakers agree that investment in agriculture and in related, research-based innovations must be accelerated. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is particularly well positioned to contribute to the global effort to foster sustainable food production, increase access to food, and reduce poverty and hunger in rural and urban areas. Its 15 international research centers generate publicly available research on everything from dryland and tropical agriculture, to livestock, to agroforestry, to water management and fisheries. They have decades of experience in agricultural research and participate in a worldwide network of partnerships. The CGIAR is now redesigning its structure and organization to address these global challenges, but it also requires increased funding.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationvon Braun, Joachim; Fan, Shenggen; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Rosegrant, Mark W.; and Nin-Pratt, Alejandro. 2008. International agricultural research for food security, poverty reduction, and the environment: What to expect from scaling up CGIAR investments and “Best Bet” programs. Issue Brief 53. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162479en
dcterms.extent4 p.
dcterms.isPartOfIssue Briefen
dcterms.issued2008
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160046en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/13683
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen
dcterms.subjectcgiaren
dcterms.subjectfood pricesen
dcterms.subjectpoverty alleviationen
dcterms.subjecthungeren
dcterms.subjectagricultural researchen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectenvironmenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural innovationen
dcterms.subjectagricultural developmenten
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.typeBrief

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