Photo: T. Krupnik/CIMMYT The and CGIAR: Five “WINS” from collaboration

The United States investment in CGIAR research is a win-win proposition for the US and developing countries. What is CGIAR? CGIAR is the only global partnership addressing agricultural research for Global Impact from US Research development — contributing to the global effort to tackle poverty, hunger In an era of constrained public US universities collaborate with and nutrition, and environmental degra- on spending, more global research CGIAR Research Centers dation. With hundreds of partners, CGIAR collaboration is required. CGIAR’s research carried out by Feed the 1 research is carried out by 15 Research in-country presence and local knowl- Future Innovation Labs and on Centers across the globe. edge helps US land-grant and other other research of mutual strategic

universities, government agencies interest, in cooperation with USAID CGIAR research is at the center of and private sector companies to and USDA. humanity's most important challenges: leverage their research dollars and carry out programs with partners US-CGIAR partnerships build the Growing demand for food: yield increas- around the globe. capacity of food and nutrition es of staple crops have fatlined, and with systems scientists with global exper- the population projected to reach 10 tise through joint research projects billion by 2050 – one billion or more may and other special assignments. face starvation. Health and nutrition: globally, more US companies’ partnerships with than 800 million people remain acutely CGIAR address both private sector or chronically undernourished. Two and CGIAR strategic goals. Dole, for billion people suffer from micronutrient example, works with CGIAR to defciencies, and another two billion are Photo: N. Plamer/CIAT enhance banana disease resistance. overweight or obese.

Jobs and equity: there is tremendous worldwide potential for agriculture-led Safe, Healthy Diets Around the Globe economic growth. 78% of the world’s poor rely on agriculture for food and In the US and other nations, many World-wide, diets defcient in livelihood. Women comprise 43% of the people eat too little, too much, or micro-nutrients cause irreparable developing country workforce in agricul- the wrong types of food. Poor diets damage, particularly in the frst ture, but lack access to resources. 2are the number one cause of ill 1,000 days of a child's life. health globally. The safety of food for CGIAR-developed high yielding and Environment and sustainability: human consumption is another more nutritious biofortifed varieties agriculture is the main driver behind the major issue, due to increased of food are targeted to reach 100 loss of the world’s forests and land degra- cross-border trade, travel, and chang- million people by 2020. dation, and plays a major role in water ing dietary preferences. pollution. 28% of the world's farmland Approximately 600 million people produces food that is never consumed. around the world fall ill after Confict and migration: there is a strong eating contaminated food and link between drought, , food 420,000 die each year. CGIAR scien- prices and confict. Youth unemploy- tists improve food safety and quality ment in rural areas drives unplanned for local and regional consumption Photo: G. Smith/CIAT urbanization and political instability. and for export. Improving US and Global Production Systems US Strategic Engagement with CGIAR CGIAR research helps farmers Approximately 60% of the wheat across the developing world - and area in the USA is sown with The US government, along also delivers bottom-line benefts to CGIAR-developed varieties.ˆ 3 with the Ford and Rockefeller US producers across a wide range of Using CGIAR breeding lines, scien- Foundations, helped found food products: staples like rice, tists saved the world wheat crop by CGIAR and has been a valued wheat, , and high value crops stopping the spread of - a partner for over 50 years. such as apples, walnuts and apricots. virulent wheat that threat- ened 80% of the global wheat For every dollar that the US has supply, including the US crop. provided to CGIAR over its lifetime, the return on invest- CGIAR research on disease resis- ment is valued at $17.˛ tance is critical to global produc- tion: the annual global value of The US works with CGIAR on genetic resistance to diseases is science dedicated to reducing about USD 2 billion, including the Photo: A. Yaqub/CIMMYT poverty, enhancing food and value to US producers. nutrition security, and improv- ing natural resources and Creating Jobs in the US and Overseas ecosystem services.

Agriculture is the world's single The coffee industry is responsible CGIAR Research Impact largest employer, providing liveli- for 1.7 million jobs in the US and By 2030, the actions of CGIAR and its hoods for 40% of the population. In USD 28 billion in US tax revenue.˙ partners will result in 150 million 4 fewer hungry people, 100 million the US, 21 million full- and part-time CGIAR and US partners support jobs were related to the agricultural coffee farmers who supply coffee fewer poor people – at least 50% of and food sectors in 2015. beans to American companies. whom are women, and 190 million hectares of less degraded land. This US universities and CGIAR part- CGIAR works to ensure sustainable will be accomplished through: ner to combat youth unemploy- sourcing from cacao farmers to the

ment by helping youth fnd jobs in US market, and promotes cacao as a Seven global Agri-Food Systems the agri-food system. replacement for illicit crops. CGIAR Research Programs: Fish; CGIAR research on sustainable fsh Forests, Trees and ; production contributes to the Livestock; Maize; Rice; Roots, Tubers health of the US commercial and Bananas; and Wheat. seafood sector, which supports Photo: N. Palmer/CIAT 1.2 million jobs. Four cross-cutting Global Integrat- ing Programs: Agriculture for Nutri- tion and Health; Climate Change, Contributing to US and Global Security Agriculture and ; Policies, Institutions, and Markets; and Regional and global food insecurity CGIAR led a USAID-funded Emer- Water, Land and Ecosystems. create instability in low income gency Rice Initiative to help four countries and threaten US security. African countries severely hit by Three innovation Platforms which 5CGIAR and US scientists work soaring prices. The initiative provided underpin the research of the to reduce risk, help fragile nations quality seed and knowledge to more system: Platform for Big Data in make progress on social and than 50,000 vulnerable farmers. Agriculture; Excellence in Breeding economic growth, and help agricul- Platform; and the Genebank Platform ture recover in confict-and USAID and CGIAR are working famine-affected countries. together to strengthen post-Ebola CGIAR genebanks manage the Liberia’s capacity to produce good largest and most important collec- quality rice seed to re-establish its tions of crop and forage diversity in rice farming system. the world. Germplasm is made available to US research institutions A USAID/CGIAR partnership helped and private companies. rebuild agriculture in Afghanistan by shipping 53 tons of seed (wheat, barley, lentil, chickpea and vetch) to Afghanistan to kick-start the release Photo: IFPRI of new varieties.

There is no alternative worldwide platform: CGIAR is an indispensable US partner in global food and agricultural research. www..org ˝http://on.cgiar.org/2vSSg7w ˙http://bit.ly/2uZXhyu ˛http://on.cgiar.org/2tDJsWi @CGIAR