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Selfdescription: The CGIAR Mission: To achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, policy, and environment. The Consultative Group on International Agric
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Being predominantly an agricultural country, the contribution of the agriculture sector in the Nepalese economy needs no over emphasis. Despite the emphasis placed on agricultural development, the performance of this sector is far from satisfactory. Nepalese agriculture still today is characterized
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MARDI is a statutory body and undertakes research and development (R&D) in food and tropical agriculture. Our R&D efforts for over more than two decades have contributed to the development of new crop varieties/clones and animals breeds, and their husbandry practices. Technological headways were mad
http://www.mardi.my/main.php

Institutional cooperation is a central activity area at Noragric, closely linked to research and education. Noragric has agreements with more than 30 partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Most of these are with universities; some are with civil society organisations, research f
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SEARICE acts to empower local farmers and indigenous communities in Southeast Asia through agricultural research and development. Its website contains details of the main fields of work, focussing primarily on managing biodiversity and sustainability. Other topics available on the website include a
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Bank aiming to provide financial facilities to support the promotion of agricultural vocation for farmers, farmer's groups or cooperatives in order for them to develop farming activities as a gainful livelihood.
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