AIRCA (Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture) is a nine-member alliance focused on increasing global food security by supporting smallholder agriculture within healthy, sustainable and climate-smart landscapes.
The combined expertise of AIRCA centers cover a large spectrum of the research for development continuum including agrobiodiversity, agroforestry, integrated pest management, drought-tolerance crops, natural resource management and the conservation and use of underutilized species.
For more information, please visit the official website of AIRCA at http://www.airca.org/
The nine-member alliance comprises of:
AVRDC – Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
CABI – Centre for Agriculture and Bio-Sciences International
CATIE – Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center
CFF – Crops for the Future
ICBA – International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
ICIMOD – International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
ICIPE – International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
IFDC – International Fertilizer Development Center
INBAR – International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
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Members Key Facts
9 independent centers
> $200 million funding
Supported by major donors and
foundations
Member country ownership
(>60 countries, >70% world population)
Activity in all major geographic regions
and ecosystem types
Proven track record of
research, development and
implementation across a wide range of
crops and ecosystems
AVRDC
CABI
CATIE
CFF
ICBA
ICIMOD
icipe
IFDC
INBAR
4. Alleviation of poverty and malnutrition in the
developing world through the increased production
and consumption of safe vegetables
Improves people’s lives by providing information and
applying scientific expertise to solve problems in
agriculture and the environment
Contributes to rural poverty reduction by promoting
competitive and sustainable agriculture and natural
resource management, through higher
education, research and technical cooperation
Helps partners to generate, synthesise and promote
knowledge on neglected and underutilised crops for the
benefit of the poor and agricultural sustainability
Achieving greater water, environment, income and food
security through research and development that aims to
improve agricultural productivity and sustainability in
marginal environments by improved and better access to
technology, improved germplasm, policies, and strategies
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5. Focuses on increasing productivity across the agricultural
value chain in developing countries by the creation and
transfer of effective and environmentally sound crop nutrient
technology and agribusiness expertise
Helps alleviate poverty, ensure food security and improve the
overall health status of peoples of the tropics by developing
and extending management tools and strategies for harmful
and useful arthropods, while preserving the natural resource
base through research and capacity building
Enables and facilitates the equitable and sustainable well-
being of the people of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas by
supporting sustainable mountain development through
active regional cooperation
Improves the well-being of the producers and users of
bamboo and rattan within the context of a sustainable bamboo
and rattan resource base
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6. Focus on increasing food security through
development of interdisciplinary solutions to the
existing and emerging challenges of smallholder
agriculture.
An approach that emphasizes:
◦ Direct interactions with farmers, NARES, NGOs and private
sector
◦ Scientific assessment of the effectiveness of existing
management practices and technologies
◦ Research and development on staple and non-staple food
crops for diversified and sustainable diets and production
systems
◦ Integration of activities concerning health of people, plants,
animals and landscapes
◦ Knowledge generation, exchange, access and transfer
7. Key role at development end of R&D continuum
Focus on putting research into use
Member country linkages and mandate
Engagement with regional networks and policy makers
Delivery through partnerships with local, national, regional
and international organisations
Broad spectrum science-based capacity development for
impact
Problem and demand driven, not technology push
8. Complementary research partnerships – specialist
capabilities and resources
Novel strategies to transform scientific outputs into
policies, approaches and tools for uptake
Platforms, locations and networks
Catalysing innovation to deliver development
impact at scale
Creating and mentoring public/private partnerships
Addressing critical gaps and niches
9. Improving smallholder
productivity
Healthy landscapes
Soil fertility management
Water utilization,
prevention and adaptation
to salinization
Crop diversity
Losing less of what we
grow
Integrated crop
management
Supporting good health and
better nutrition
Multiple scales
Multifunctional systems
Integrated planning
Preserving environmental
services
Protecting biodiversity
Support
Helping farmers put
research into use
Mainstreaming gender
Respecting indigenous
communities and their
knowledge
Providing evidence of
impact
Governance structures,
institutions and policies
Better nutrition, increased incomes, greater opportunity
Improved quality of life, greater social stability
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