Science and Food: The CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) and Its Partners

摘要

A study was made of how the activities of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have affected food production and the welfare of the poor in the developing world. The study was to review the evidence on the effects of the CGIAR's work on poor farmers and poor consumers, and to assess whether the work of the international centers had weakened or strengthened national research systems. The general task of the study was to determine the effect that the CGIAR centers had on agriculture in the developing countries. Neither the impact study nor the book based on the study make a systematic attempt to apply the conclusions to planning for the future.