|
 WEST
AFRICAN CROP RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY
THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION COLLABORATIVE CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM
A
cluster of five crop research projects aimed at improving food and
nutritional security in millet and sorghum based cropping systems of the
West African Sahel recently received funding through The McKnight
Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP)
http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/index.html. The projects focus on the
following aspects of these systems:
Grain legume/cereal intercropping:
http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/projects/grain_legumes/grain_legumes_project.html
Micronutrient and nutritional sufficiency
http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/projects/nutrition_mali/nutrition_mali_project.html
Pest management
http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/projects/insect_pest_mgt/insect_pest_project.html
Sorghum and millet improvement
http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/projects/sorghum_millet_imp/sorghum_millet_project.html
Farmer seed systems
http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/projects/seedsystems_waf/seed_systems_waf_project.html
The
projects are led by scientists based at research institutions in the
region*, but each project is a collaborative effort that involves multiple
stakeholders, such as farmer, non-governmental and extension
organizations. As the newly-constituted CCRP West Africa Community of
Practice, the project teams will meet regularly in the coming years to
share ideas, increase learning, and foster project synergies. Follow the
links provided for more detailed information about the individual projects
and the CCRP’s approach. (Note: CCRP only accepts proposals for funding in
response to an active request for proposals (RFP)).
*Project PIs are based at Institut d’Economie
Rurale (IER), Hellen Keller International, Institut National de
Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN) and
the
International Crops Research Institute for
the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
For
more information contact
Beth A. Medvecky email:
bam44@cornell.edu. |
