WHEAT is built on strong, long-established partnerships, bringing together ICARDA and CIMMYT partner networks and integrating a wide range of partner institutions around the world. Currently, WHEAT is collaborating with more than 200 partners:
• NARS: 86
• Universities: 56
• ROs and IOs:13
• ARIs: 15
• Private sector: 15
• NGOs and CBOs:14
• CG host countries: 20
WHEAT is furthermore one out of few CRPs that engages in Competitive Partner Grants – an initiative to fill existing research gaps in our portfolio by funding highly competent external researchers selected through a competitive process.
Between 20 – 30 percent of total CRP Budget go to our research and development partners. Furthermore, we aim to integrate partners into strategy development – WHEAT aims to continuously monitor and cater to our partner’s needs.
We commit to making WHEAT a strong link – bringing together competence around the world to work for sustainable improved livelihoods and a better tomorrow.
National agricultural research institutes
- Albania, ATTC-Lushnje
- Argentina, INTA
- Azerbaijan, Institute of Genetic Resources
- Azerbaijan, Azeri Research Institute of Farming
- Bangladesh, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
- Bangladesh, Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
- Brazil, EMBRAPA
- China, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- China, Dryland Farming Institute
- China, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Science
- China, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Science
- China, Henan Academy of Agricultural Science
- China, Ningxia Academy of Agricultural Science
- China, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science
- China, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- China, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Science
- China, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- China, Zhoukou Academy of Agricultural Science
- Ecuador, INIAP
- Egypt, Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
- Ethiopia, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)
- India, Agharkar Research Institute
- India, CSSRI
- India, Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR)
- India, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- India, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
- Indonesia, Indonesian Cereals Research Institute (ICERI)
- Iran, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII)
- Iran, Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AERI)
- Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)
- Iran, Dryland Agricultural Research Institute (DARI)
- Iran, Iranian Research Institute for Plant Protection (IRIPP)
- Iran, Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII)
- Iran, Soil and Water Research Institute (SWRI)
- Iraq, Ministry of Sciences and Technology
- Iraq, Mosul State Board for Agricultural Research
- Jordan, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension
- Kazakhstan, Aktobe Agricultural Research Station
- Kazakhstan, Karabalyk Agricultural Research Station
- Kazakhstan, Kazakh Institute of Plant Protection
- Kazakhstan, Karaganda Agricultural Research Institute
- Kazakhstan, Pavlodar Agricultural Research Institute
- Kazakhstan, Kazakh Research Institute of Farming
- Kenya, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
- Lebanon, Rayak Agricultural Research Institute
- Mexico, CINVESTAV
- Mexico, FIRA
- Mexico, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales,
- Agricolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP)
- Morocco, INRAM
- Nepal, Agriculture Botany Division, NARI
- Nepal, Department of Agriculture
- Nepal, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
- Pakistan, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute
- Pakistan, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
- Pakistan, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture
- Pakistan, Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Pakistan, Wheat Research Institute, Sakrand, Sindh Province
- Pakistan, Agriculture Research Institute, Quetta, Balochistan
- Pakistan, Cereal Crops Research Institute, Pirsabak, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa
- Pakistan, Azad Kashmir Department of Agriculture
- Philippines, PCAARD
- Republic of Korea, Rural Development Administration
- Romania, National Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Fundulea
- Russia, Altay Agricultural Research Institute
- Russia, Chelyabinsk Agricultural Research Institute
- Russia, Kurgan Agricultural Research Institute
- Russia, Siberian Agricultural Research Institute
- Russia, Samara Agricultural Research Institute
- Sudan, Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC)
- Tajikistan, RNCGR
- Tanzania, Ministry of Agriculture
- Turkey, Aegean Agricultural Research Institute
- Turkey, Transitional Zone Agricultural Research Institute
- Turkey, Bahri Dagdas Agricultural Research Institute
- Turkey, Central Field Crop Research Institute
- Turkey, Sakarya Agricultural Research Institute
- Turkey, South East Anatolian International Agricultural Research Institute
- Turkey, Trakya Agricultural Research Institute
- Turkmenistan, Turkmen Research Institute of Grain
- Tunisia, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de
- Tunisie (INRAT)
- Tunisia, Institut National des Grandes Cultures (INGC)
- Uganda, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
- Ukraine, NCPGRU, Ukraine
- Uruguay, INIA-La Estanzuela
- Uzbekistan, Karshi Agricultural Research Institute
- USA, USDA-ARS
Regional and international organizations
- The Wheat Initiative.
- Australia, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Ethiopia, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- India, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- Italy, Bioversity International
- Italy, CAS-IP
- Italy, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
- Italy, Global Crop Diversity Trust
- Ghana, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
- Philippines, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
- Sri Lanka, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- Uganda, Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA)
- Uruguay, FORAGRO
- USA, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- USA, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
Universities
- Armenia, Yerevan, Armenian National Agrarian University
- Australia, Adelaide, Flinders University
- Australia, Adelaide, University of Adelaide
- Australia, Brisbane, University of Queensland
- Australia, Sydney, University of Sydney
- Austria, Tulln, Vienna University of Technology
- Belgium, Leuven, K.U. Leuven
- Belgium, Louvain-La-Neuve, UCL
- China, Beijing, China Agricultural University
- China, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Nanjing Agricultural University
- China, Yangling, Shaanxi, Northwestern Agroforestry Science and Technology University
- China, Huazhong Agricultural University
- Germany, Bonn, University of Bonn
- Germany, Goettingen, University of Goettingen
- India, Bhatinda, Punjab Agriculture University (PAU)
- India, Koochbihar, UBKV (Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya)
- India, Dharwad, University of Agricultural Sciences
- India, Faizabad, NDUAT
- India, Hisar, HAU
- India, Kushinagar, KVK, IIVR
- India, Pantnagar, GBPUAT
- India, Ranchi, BAU
- India, Samastipur, Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), Pusa
- India, Varanasi, Banaras Hindu University
- Iraq, University of Baghdad
- Iraq, Mosul University
- Iraq, University of Sulimani
- Israel, ICCI/Tel Aviv University
- Italy, Bologna, University of Bologna - DISTA
- Italy, Piacenza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Japan, Tottori, Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tottori University
- Malaysia, Penang, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Mexico UAEM
- Mexico, Baja California, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
- Mexico, Sonora, ITSON
- Mexico, Texcoco, Colegio de Posgraduados
- Mexico, Texcoco, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
- Norway, Aas, University of Life Sciences
- Pakistan, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- Pakistan, Agriculture University Peshawar
- Russia, Omsk Agricultural State University
- South Africa, Bloemfontein, University of the Free State
- South Africa, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University
- Spain, Cordoba, Andalucía, Universidad de Cordoba
- Sweden, Uppsala, Sverige Landbruksuniversietit, SLU
- Turkey, Istanbul, Sabanci University
- Turkey, University of Ankara
- Turkey, University of Cukurova
- Tunisia, Institut National Agronomique de Tunis (INAT)
- UK, Sheffield, University of Sheffield
- UK, Silsoe, Cranfield University
- USA, College Station, TX, Texas A&M University
- USA, Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University
- USA, Davis, CA, University of California-Davis
- USA, Fort Collins, CO, Colorado State University
- USA, Ithaca, NY, Cornell University
- USA, Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska
- USA, Manhattan, KS, Kansas State University
- USA, Pullman, WA, Washington State University
- USA, St. Paul, MN, University of Minnesota
- USA, Stanford, CA, Stanford University
- USA, Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma State University
Advanced research institutes
- Australia, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Canada, Field Crop Development Center
- Denmark, University of Aarhus, Dept. of Integrated Pest Management
- France, INRA-Grignon
- Hungary, Martonvasar, Hungarian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Hungary, Research Centre for Agrobotany
- Italy, National Research Council - Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA)
- Japan, JIRCAS
- Japan, NARO
- Mexico, Generation Challenge Program
- Netherlands, Plant Research International
- Spain, Lerida, Catalunya, IRTA
- Turkey, Adana plant protection research institute
- UK, Natural Resources Institute (NRI)
- UK, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- UK, Scottish Agricultural Research Institute (SCRI)
- USA, United States Department of Agriculture
Private sector organizations
- Australia, Diversity Arrays Technology Pty. Ltd. (DArT)
- China, Limagrain China
- France, Club 5 = Eurodur + Syngenta + Deprez + Serasem + Limagrain
- Germany, BASF
- Germany, KWS
- India, Mahyco
- Mexico, JCo Fertilizer
- Italy, Produttori Sementi Bologna
- Kazakhstan, “Fiton” Breeding Company
- Mexico, Grupo Produce Estado de Mexico A.C.
- Mexico, Impulsora Agrícola S.A. de C.V.
- Mexico, Industrias Vazquez
- Mexico, Grupo Agrocime
- Spain, Agrovegetal
- Switzerland, Syngenta
- UK, KBiosciences
- USA, Agripro (Syngenta)
- USA, Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl.
- USA, Monsanto
- USA, Perfect Blend
Non-governmental and farmer cooperative organizations
- India, Sathguru
- Mexico, COFUPRO
- Mexico, Fundación Produce Sonora A.C.
- Mexico, Fundación Produce Edo. de Mexico, A.C.
- Mexico, Cd. Obregón, Sonora, AGROASEMEX
- Mexico, Cd. Obregón, Sonora, AOASS
- Mexico, Sonora, Patronato para la Investigación y
- Experimentación Agrícola del Estado de Sonora, AC
- Mexico, Cd. Obregón, Sonora, Sistema Producto
- Mexico, Ejido Nuevo León, B.C., UABC
- Mexico, Cd. Obregón, Sonora, USPRUSS
- Nepal, International Development Enterprises
- USA, Hockaday School
