IFPRI researchers in the Special Project work with many collaborators in the CGIAR, United Nations and universities and organizations in industrialized countries. Current collaborating institutions include:

• Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome
• International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
• International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
• US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Washington, DC, USA
• University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
• University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
• WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia