Recipient	International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Location	Cali, Colombia
Recipient URL	http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/
Type of Recipient	International agricultural development; Agriculture/food, research
Grantmaker	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WA
Geographic Focus	National; international
Grant Amount	$15,240,724
Year Authorized	2008
Duration	4-year grant
Description	To provide accurate, up-to-date information about soil resources and their management to support sound decision and policymaking
Type(s) of Support	Program development; Research
Subject(s)	Africa; Agriculture, sustainable programs; Agriculture/food, public policy; Agriculture/food, research; Colombia; Developing countries; Economically disadvantaged; International agricultural development