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The Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) is a competitive
grants program funded by The
McKnight Foundation for the purpose of increasing food
security for resource-poor people in developing countries.
As of
, the program supports 26 collaborative projects in 17
countries around the world.
Key features of the CCRP include:
- Partnership between researchers in developing countries
and industrialized countries, and/or among those in regional
research, development and farmer organizations.
- Leadership by scientists in developing countries
- Focus on neglected or under-researched crops and/or problems
During the 2001-2005 grant cycle, the program supported projects
focusing on one or more of the following themes:
- Conservation and utilization of crop genetic diversity
- Genetics and genomics for crop improvement
- Agroecology
During 2003-2005, the CCRP issued three targeted calls for
proposals on these specific topics:
- Achieving impact in the Andes. A request for proposals
was issued on January 15, 2004 and pre-proposals were submitted
by April 15, 2004. Invited full proposals were submitted
by August 20, 2004. A final set of proposals have been funded.
To view these new project pages, see the Andes focus section
on the project, crops and
topics page.
- Millet and sorghum-based systems in W. Africa.
This Community of Practice (CoP) focuses on improving food
security for people depending on millet and sorghum-based
systems in west Africa. To view these new project pages,
see the West Africa focus section on the project,
crops and topics page.
- Enhancing the utilization of legumes in Malawi, Mozambique
and Tanzania. This Community of Practice (CoP) focuses
on improving food security for people depending on leguminous
crops in East Africa. To view these new project pages, see
the East Africa focus section on the project,
crops and topics page.
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