World Bank cuts funds for ag-research network

The World Bank has reduced by $20 million its annual funding for a global agricultural research network that it helped found 35 years ago, says the Hagstrom Report. The new budget of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is $30 million, and is guaranteed for three years. The Bank originally wanted to phase out funding altogether, said… » Read More

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