CIP benefits from the confidence and support of a number of dedicated donors. A substantial proportion of CIP's funding is unrestricted and broadly underpins the Center's capacity to respond effectively to needs and opportunities. This is by far our most valuable source of financial support, and CIP is thankful for the determination of core donors to uphold the principles on which the CGIAR was founded. Other funds come through competitive grants for specific projects or initiatives. These contributions are limited in time and scope, and carry high additional transaction costs.

Recent trends show worrisome decline in international agricultural research funding as a whole. This instability is challenging the CGIAR system and its Centers to forge new strategies and directions. CIP continues to seek new partners who share its belief that strategic, high-quality agricultural research plays a major role in alleviating hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation in the world's poorest countries.

Donors (Ranked by level of contribution)	1999 (US$000)
Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC)	$ 3,588
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD/World Bank Group)	2,675
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)	2,323
Government of Japan	1,874
Government of Germany	1,524a
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)	1,148
Government of Netherlands	1,081b
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)	848
United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)	668
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)	619
Government of Austria	485
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	453
Government of Luxembourg	400
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)	370
Government of France	229c
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)	213
Asian Development Bank (ADB)	182
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)	180
Government of Italy	145
Government of Norway	127
Government of China	120
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL), Denmark	110d
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)	95e
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran	80
Natural Resources Institute (NRI), United Kingdom	60
Government of Korea	60
Government of Brazil	50
Rockefeller Foundation, USA	50
Government of Spain	50
Government of South Africa	50
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)	49
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development	45
Government of India	38
The McKnight Foundation, USA	34
Michigan State University, USA	34
International Development Bank (IDB)/ Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO)/ International Network of Production Systems Research and Methodology (RIMISP)	33
CGIAR Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group (IAEG)	20
Government of Mexico	15
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	15
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)	5
Total	$ 20,145

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^aIncludes $40,000 for associate experts.
^bIncludes $60,000 for associate experts.
^cIncludes one scientist-year from IRD.
^dIncludes $100,000 for associate experts.
^eIncludes $80,000 for germplasm conservation, adaptation, and enhancement for diversification and intensification of agricultural production in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and $15,000 for impact evaluation of participatory development of integrated insect and disease management for the potato crop in San Miguel, Peru.