Definition: International Network of Agricultural Research Centers

International Network of Agricultural Research Centers - "research centers on LDC principal food commodities and climate zones, including the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), supported by the World Bank, the UN Development Program, the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and agencies of other governments, in partnership with numerous National Agricultural Research Systems and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)." - source: Economic Development 4th Edition by E. Wayne Nafziger