McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program

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Started in 1993, The McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) program provides funds to increase food security in the developing world.[1] As of 2001, the CCRP Program is led by Program Director Rebecca J. Nelson.[2]

Contents

[edit] A partial list of projects

  • West African Sorghum and other crops[3]
  • Research into underutilized crops[4]

[edit] External links

[edit] For further reading

  • Manning, Richard, Food's Frontier: The Next Green Revolution, North Point Press, 2000, ISBN 0865475938

[edit] References

  1. ^ About the CCRP, retrieved 2007-07-28
  2. ^ CCRP governance, retrieved 2007-07-28
  3. ^ WEST AFRICAN CROP RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION COLLABORATIVE CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM, retrieved 2007-07-28
  4. ^ Global facilities unit for underutilized species, Neglected, underutilized, and "orphan" crops, retrieved 2007-07-28

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