A month ago, the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers revealed that its annual funding doubled from $500 million in 2008 to $1 billion in 2013.
How did the organization do it? By deploying scientists on the ground to deliver development outcomes, CGIAR CEO Frank Rijsberman told Devex in an exclusive interview.
But more important than that, CGIAR’s fundraising success may be attributed to the consortium’s ability to convince donors that reforms started five years ago could turn the 15 research centers of the former Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research into a single consortium that operates at the cutting edge of development business.