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WHO's WHO IN AGRIFOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT -
Research institutes

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
WorldWatch Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI)
International Food Production Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR)

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
The CGIAR, established in 1971, is an informal association of fifty-eight public and private sector members that supports a network of sixteen international agricultural research centres. The CGIAR promotes sustainable agricultural development based on the environmentally sound management of natural resources. The World Bank, the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are cosponsors of the CGIAR.

1818 H Street NW
U-3-173
DC 20433 Washington
United States
Tel: +1 202 473 8951
Fax: +1 202 473 8110
E-mail: cgiar@cgiar.org
URL: http://www.cgiar.org

WorldWatch Institute
WorldWatch Institute is dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society--one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations. World food supply has been an area that it constantly works on.

1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW
DC 20036-1904 Washington
United States
Tel: +1 202 452 1999
Fax: +1 202 296 7365
E-mail: worldwatch@worldwatch.org
URL: http://www.worldwatch.org

World Resources Institute (WRI)
WRI provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. Its mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment for current and future generations. It is active in agriculture, biodiversity and sustainable development.

10 G Street NE
Suite 800
DC 20002 Washington
United States
Tel: +1 202 729 7600
Fax: +1 202 729 7610
E-mail: front@wri.org
URL: http://www.wri.org

International Food Production Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IFPRI was established in 1975 to help developing countries devise appropriate food policies and the policies needed to ensure the optimum use of new agricultural technologies.

2033 K Street NW
DC 20006-1002 Washington
United States
Tel: +1 202 862 5600
Fax: +1 202 467 4439
E-mail: ifpri@cgiar.org
URL: http://www.ifpri.org

Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR)
The mission of IACR is to be a leading provider of high quality scientific research relevant to plant-based agriculture with the objective of achieving improvements in rural and agricultural economies that are financially, environmentally and socially sustainable.

IACR Rothamsted
Harpenden
Herts AL5 2QG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1582 763 133
Fax: +44 1582 760 981
URL: http://www.res.bbsrc.ac.uk