1. The CGIAR is the organization through which most donor support for international agricultural research is channeled. In addition to IRRI and CIMMYT the other centers include CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) CIP (International Potato Center) ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) ICLARM (International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management) ICRAF (International Center for Research in Agroforestry) ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute) ISNAR (International Service for National Agricultural Research) IWMI (International Water Management Institute) and WARDA (West African Rice Development Association). Some unaffiliated centers (e.g. the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology; International Fertilizer Development Center) have also engaged in related research.
2. Crop Variety Improvement and Its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research 2003
3. The crops are rice wheat maize sorghum pearl millet barley beans lentils groundnuts potatoes and cassava. The study did not address the impact of research done by CGIAR centers on livestock fisheries or forestry nor on broad-based management policy or resource issues.
4. Crop Variety Improvement and Its Effect on Productivity: The Impact of International Agricultural Research 2003
5. Development and Spread of High Yielding Wheat Varieties in Developing Countries 1986