Development Research Organisations
Introduction
Below are links to other organisations which fund and disseminate development research. The list is not comprehensive nor does inclusion on the list infer endorsement by DFID.
For a more comprehensive list of organisations which have co-funded, managed, or worked on DFID-funded research projects go to the search for Research Contacts
Select the asterisk to link to examples of R4D project records managed or co-financed by these agencies. Use the search of Research Contacts to find more projects.
This list is under development.
Charitable foundations
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation*
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation*
International and regional organisations
Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)*
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)*
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)*
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)*
International Monetary Fund (IMF)*
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)*
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)*
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)*
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)*
West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD)*
World Bank International Development Association (IDA)
World Health Organization (WHO)*
UK Research Councils
Research Councils UK China Office
UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)*
UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
UK Medical Research Council (MRC)*
UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
International government agencies
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)*
Australian Government Overseas Aid Program (AUSAID)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)*
International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC)*
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Official Development Assistance (MOFA-ODA)
New Zealand's International Aid & Development Agency (NZAID)
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)*
Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA)*
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)*
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)*
Communications partners
ELDIS electronic development and environment information system*
Global Development Network (GDNet)*
Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform
Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC)
International Technical Information Service
Livelihoods Resource Centre (DFID-LRC)
Nanotechnology and Development News*
PANOS Research Communication Programme (RELAY)*
Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI)*
Science and Development Network (SciDev.net)*
Southern African Research and Management Association*
Technology for Agriculture (TECA)*
Television Trust for the Environment (TVE)
Others
British Library for Development Studies (BLDS)*
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Development Studies Association
European Information System on Agricultural Research for Development (ARD)
London International Development Centre
Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme Tools