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A world in which all people have access to the food they
need on the terms they can afford, and produced in ways that
can be sustained by the wise management of local resources
and are consistent with cultural values and nutritional requirements
for a healthy and productive life.
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Our goal is to help build capacity to achieve food and nutritional
security for resource-poor rural people in developing countries,
in a way that is consistent with local cultures and the maintenance
of ecosystem health.
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CCRP grant making decisions are guided by the following values:
- Innovation. We seek innovative approaches for improving
the availability, access, and utilization of nutritious
food by rural people with the fewest resources.
- Continuous learning. We look for projects that can substantially
stimulate and enhance community learning and incorporate
the lessons learned in the process. At the program level,
we similarly strive to adapt the CCRP based on experience.
- Balance of research and development. We acknowledge the
tension between seeking knowledge and applying it. By braiding
together the elements of research and development into a
coherent whole, we hope to use this tension productively.
- Respect for culture. We recognize that traditional knowledge
and culture are the context for food and nutritional security.
- Respect for each other. We appreciate the importance of
being humble, careful, deliberate, and respectful.
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- Target the key components of food security: increased
crop productivity, enhanced livelihoods, and improved nutrition.
- Foster interdisciplinary research and cross-sector partnerships.
- Build a base of scientific knowledge about food crops.
- Emphasize indigenous, overlooked and locally preferred
crops of regional importance.
- Vest project leadership in developing country grantees.
- Promote Communities of Practice by providing opportunities
for collaborative learning among grantees in the same region
and/or working on similar problems.
- Facilitate interaction on numerous levels: among regional
research, development, community, and farmer organizations;
between researchers in developing countries and those in
more endowed settings; and among researchers from different
disciplines or with complementary strengths.
- Communicate local successes and test them for broader
application and adaptation.
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The CCRP working style is characterized by the following practices:
- Identifying innovative paths to agricultural improvement.
- Filling gaps concerning under-invested crops.
- Optimizing the use of CCRP resources to achieve impact.
- Nurturing critical linkages between and among projects
and the communities they serve.
- Making long-term commitment to projects.
- Making investments that are appropriate to specific challenges.
- Balancing value, flexibility and diversified risk.
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