helping the world feed itself

The McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program seeks to increase food security in developing countries. The program supports agricultural research aimed at improving food production and the nutritional content of crops important to the developing world.

CCRP projects

»Andes CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 06-016: Quinoa 09-005: Organic groundnut 09-016: Andean grains 09-022: Andean pests 09-025: Climate risk management 09-029: Native potato seed systems 09-032: Water security 09-033: Agrobiodiversity and nutrition 09-168: Food security 09-169: Communal ag. risk mgt. 09-181: Biospecticide/potato moth ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 01-1563: Andean tubers (Peru) 05-112: Biodiversity and soil 05-112: Cover agriculture 05-112: Green manures/legumes 05-112: Lupin/quinoa 05-112: Native potato 05-112: Potato moth 05-112: Seed systems 07-702: Nutrition support 07-1209: Soil nutrient budgets

»East/Horn of Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 06-447: Cereal roots 06-448: Tef/finger millet 08-019: Sweetpotato breeding

»Southern Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-780: P-efficient legumes 06-740: Legume best bets 06-741: Cowpea/Alectra 06-742: Groundnut breeding 06-743: Bean seed 06-744: Climbing beans 09-273: Bruchid mgt. for beans 09-274: Groundnut post-harvest 09-297: Botanical pesticides/legumes 09-298: Soil fertility mgt. 09-299: Bambara groundnuts

»West Africa CoP

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-009: Sweetpotato 06-012: Nutrition 06-013: Grain legumes 06-014: Sorghum/millet improv. 06-015: Seed systems ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 06-011: Insect pest management

»Non-CoP projects

-select a project- ---------------------- CURRENT PROJECTS 05-781: Rice biodiversity ---------------------- PAST PROJECTS 00-1071: Milpa 01-1564: Wheat scab 02-026: Wolbachia 02-027: Chickpea 02-246: Indigenous vegetables 02-460: Potato 02-476: Sweetpotato diversity 02-644: Finger millet 02-778: Legumes

User portals

This site is a resource for program grantees, potential grantees, other scientists and the general public. By creating opportunities, the program seeks to encourage young scientists to focus on crops important in their home countries. In turn, these scientists can train others, building scientific expertise and infrastructure to address their region's food priorities.

As of : the CCRP supports 30 collaborative research projects in 17 countries. To learn more about these projects, visit the projects home page.

As of : There are currently no active calls for proposals.
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Hot news

10/17/2009:Project pages are down for updating...»more

09/17/2009: McKnight Approves Grants Totaling $15.9 million...»more

For more announcements, visit the CCRP announcements page.

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Highlights

2009 Facts about the CCRP

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»Announcements: Check this page often for the latest CCRP announcements regarding calls for proposals, new projects, available program positions, and other important announcements...»more

»CCRP Quarterly Newsletter: The CCRP newsletter, featured quarterly, reports news, events and research updates from the currently funded projects. All newsletters are available in Word or PDF format on our website...»more

»CCRP themes: These pages delve into the CCRP's main areas of focus and contain a wealth of information and literature resources. Follow the link below for our theme gateway page...»more

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