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CGIAR
CGIAR is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable management of natural resources.
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CGIAR at a glance
CGIAR is an agriculture company headquartered in France, founded in 1971. Xcout tracks 14 named people at CGIAR, including Sandra Cristina Kothe Milach (Chief Scientist CGIAR System Organization). Xcout recorded 78 job postings from CGIAR in the last 90 days.
CGIAR leadership
- Sandra Cristina Kothe MilachChief Scientist CGIAR System Organization
- Aly AbousabaaRegional Director, Central and West Asia and North Africa ICARDA
- Appolinaire DjikengDirector General, ILRI ILRI
- Baboucarr MannehRegional Director, West and Central Africa, CGIAR, and Director General, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
- Bram GovaertsDirector General, CIMMYT CIMMYT
- Essam Yassin MohammedDirector General, WorldFish WorldFish
8 more named people on record for CGIAR, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Hiring at CGIAR
Xcout recorded 78 job postings from CGIAR in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since July 2026.
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see CGIAR's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 46 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 15 small and mid-size consumer defensive companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often CGIAR’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
CGIAR competitors
A few of CGIAR's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a nonprofit research-for-development organization founded in 1967. It generates agricultural innovations in partnership with others to enhance crop quality and productivity, improve food security, and transform agriculture in Africa.
ICARDA is an international agricultural research organization that provides science-based solutions to improve the livelihood resilience of rural communities in dryland regions across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It develops climate-resilient crop varieties, integrated crop-livestock systems, and sustainable soil and water management technologies to support smallholder farmers.
ICRISAT is an international organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
CIMMYT is an international, non-profit agricultural research and training organization dedicated to maize and wheat research and sustainable farming systems.
The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) is a leading global research organization dedicated to organic agriculture.
BARD (The United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund) provides competitive research grants and fellowships to support cooperative, applied agricultural research conducted jointly by American and Israeli scientists, graduate students, and postdocs. The organization funds projects addressing agricultural, food, and nutrition challenges, including aquaculture, desert farming, and food security technology acceleration.
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More on CGIAR in Xcout Intel
- 14 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access