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Context

• The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has joined the One CGIAR integrated partnership.

About

• CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) is a global partnership.

Aim

• CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable management of natural resources.

Mandate

• It unites international organizations engaged in research about food security.

Funding

• Funding is provided by national governments, multilateral funding and development agencies and leading private foundations.

Goals

• CGIAR works to help meet the global targets laid out in the Sustainable Development Goals with an emphasis on five areas of impact:

1. 1. Nutrition, Health, and Food Security
   2. Poverty Reduction, Livelihoods, and Jobs
   3. Gender Equality, Youth, and Social Inclusion
   4. Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
   5. Environmental Health and Biodiversity

Mission

• CGIAR's mission is to deliver science and innovation that advance the transformation of food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis.

The One CGIAR reform

• The concept of a unified and integrated "One CGIAR" was approved by the CGIAR System Council (November 2019) to adapt to rapidly changing global conditions.
• The fragmented nature of CGIAR's governance and institutions had limited the System's ability to respond to increasingly interconnected challenges.
• One CGIAR includes unified governance and management through a reconstituted System Management Board and a new Executive Management Team.