Funding for the Excellence in Breeding EiB) Platform comes from CGIAR and generous donors including national governments, foundations, development banks and other public and private agencies, the CGIAR Trust Fund, as well as the Crops to End Hunger initiative, with support from:
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented by GIZ (contributing the majority of funds to date)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FDCO)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
EiB works across a range of CGIAR and other partners, including:
- AfricaRice
- Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) - EiB's host center
- International Potato Center (CIP)
- International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
- CGIAR Research Programs on Grains, Legumes and Dryland Cereals; Maize; Rice; Roots, Tubers and Bananas; Wheat
- National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) operating in Africa, Asia, Latin America, including:
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) / Crops Research Institute (CRI) [Ghana]
- Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
- National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) [Uganda]:
- National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI)
- National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)
- Makerere Regional Center for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI)
