May 20, 2007 5:08pm
GCP is now pleased to confirm the dates for the 2007 Annual Resarch Meeting.
This year's ARM will be held from 12-16 September in Benoni, South Africa. For further details, please click here.
May 20, 2007 5:08pm
GCP is now pleased to confirm the dates for the 2007 Annual Resarch Meeting.
This year's ARM will be held from 12-16 September in Benoni, South Africa. For further details, please click here.
This year's ARM will be held from 12-16 September in Benoni, South Africa. For further details, please click here.
May 18, 2007 7:33am
This week sees the arrival of Kate Durbin, new Communications Assistant with Generation Challenge Programme. Kate, of British nationality, took up the position on 14 May 2007.
Kate has a degree in French & Hispanic Studies from the University of Nottingham and a diploma in Public Relations. Please join us in welcoming her to the Generation Challenge Programme team!
GCP 2006 Partner & Product Highlights and GCP 2008-2010 Medium-Term Plan - hard copies now available
May 17, 2007 2:22pm
The Generation Challenge Programme is pleased to announce that hard copies of both the award-winning 2006 Partner & Product Highlights as well as the GCP 2008-2010 Medium-Term Plan are now available. For those interested in receiving a copy of either publication in the post, please contact Kate Durbin, Communications Assistant, at c.durbin@cgiar.org.
April 27, 2007 2:30pm
The Generation Challenge Programme's Capacity Building Support Grant Programme is now soliciting proposals from research programs at developing country institutions who will benefit significantly from short-term, personalized training and support. For each team selected to participate in this program, a customized plan will be developed comprised of training events in the form of formal training at academic institutions or at events organized by the GCP, mini-grants for small equipment, hands-on research opportunities in advanced research institutions, and the in-situ assistance of technical experts.
Proposals must be received by the GCP by 30 April 2007.
To view the full call for proposals and proposal information, visit the Capacity Building Support Grant Programme web page at www.generationcp.org/capcorner.php?da=0761435.
Contact Carlos Tovar (c.a.tovar@cgiar.org), GCP-SP5 Assistant, with any questions.
Proposals must be received by the GCP by 30 April 2007.
To view the full call for proposals and proposal information, visit the Capacity Building Support Grant Programme web page at www.generationcp.org/capcorner.php?da=0761435.
Contact Carlos Tovar (c.a.tovar@cgiar.org), GCP-SP5 Assistant, with any questions.
April 26, 2007 7:04pm
The GCP communications team is proud to announce that the 2005 GCP Research Highlights, published last year, has been awarded a gold medal for its writing from the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences.
Special congratulations goes to Jennifer Nelson, former GCP Communications Manager, Peter Fredenburg, and David Poland, who wrote and edited the stories found in the Highlights.
The 2005 Research Highlights can be downloaded here.
Special congratulations goes to Jennifer Nelson, former GCP Communications Manager, Peter Fredenburg, and David Poland, who wrote and edited the stories found in the Highlights.
The 2005 Research Highlights can be downloaded here.
April 26, 2007 7:41am
The Generation Challenge Programme's Capacity Building Support Grant Programme is now soliciting proposals from research programs at developing country institutions who will benefit significantly from short-term, personalized training and support. For each team selected to participate in this program, a customized plan will be developed comprised of training events in the form of formal training at academic institutions or at events organized by the GCP, mini-grants for small equipment, hands-on research opportunities in advanced research institutions, and the in-situ assistance of technical experts.
Proposals must be received by the GCP by 30 April 2007.
To view the full call for proposals and proposal information, visit the Capacity Building Support Grant Programme web page at www.generationcp.org/capcorner.php?da=0761435.
Contact Carlos Tovar (c.a.tovar@cgiar.org), GCP-SP5 Assistant, with any questions.
Proposals must be received by the GCP by 30 April 2007.
To view the full call for proposals and proposal information, visit the Capacity Building Support Grant Programme web page at www.generationcp.org/capcorner.php?da=0761435.
Contact Carlos Tovar (c.a.tovar@cgiar.org), GCP-SP5 Assistant, with any questions.
April 25, 2007 8:04pm
The Generation Challenge Programme 2006 Annual Report and 2007 Workplan is now available for downloading from the Communications page on the GCP website.
To request a hard copy by mail, contact Antonia Okono, GCP Communications Manager.
To request a hard copy by mail, contact Antonia Okono, GCP Communications Manager.
April 21, 2007 10:14am
K. B. Saxena, a plant breeder at ICRISAT, has dedicated his life's work to the study of pigeon pea, a crop of vital importance in Africa, the Carribean, and India. Some of the most exciting recent advancements in pigeon pea are outlined in a new article in Science Magazine. A summary of the story and a link to the full text can be found here: http://www.scidev.net/features/index.cfm?fuseaction=readfeatures&itemid=596&language=1
Source: Science Magazine via SciDev.net
Source: Science Magazine via SciDev.net
April 19, 2007 1:15pm
Source:Reuters
Author:Alister Doyle
The UN Global Crop Diversity Trust has received US$37.5 million to fund a seed storage plan intended to help safeguard crops vital to developing nations from climate change and other threats. The funding, US$30 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the U.S. and US$7.5 million from Norway's government, will go to preserve genes of crops grown in Africa, Asia, and Latin America such as cassava, yams, bananas, and rice. Cary Fowler, the Trust's director, says the money will "secure over 95 percent of the endangered crop diversity held in developing country gene banks, many of which are under-funded and in disrepair". Crop varieties from around the world, some of which may contain important and useful genetic characteristics, are being lost almost daily, according to the article. Genetic material secured with the new funding will be housed at a "doomsday vault" in the Norwegian Arctic, under construction by the Trust. In addition to preserving genetic material, the new funds will also be used to help set up a global computer database allowing farmers and others to search available collections. Fowler says one possibility is to model the global computer database after the online bookseller Amazon, to link up national crop records. [The Global Crop Diversity Trust is housed at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Bioversity International, in Rome, Italy.] The article can be viewed online at the link below.
http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Genetics.aspx?infoId=14487
Synopsis from: Meridian Food Security and AgBiotech News
Author:Alister Doyle
The UN Global Crop Diversity Trust has received US$37.5 million to fund a seed storage plan intended to help safeguard crops vital to developing nations from climate change and other threats. The funding, US$30 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the U.S. and US$7.5 million from Norway's government, will go to preserve genes of crops grown in Africa, Asia, and Latin America such as cassava, yams, bananas, and rice. Cary Fowler, the Trust's director, says the money will "secure over 95 percent of the endangered crop diversity held in developing country gene banks, many of which are under-funded and in disrepair". Crop varieties from around the world, some of which may contain important and useful genetic characteristics, are being lost almost daily, according to the article. Genetic material secured with the new funding will be housed at a "doomsday vault" in the Norwegian Arctic, under construction by the Trust. In addition to preserving genetic material, the new funds will also be used to help set up a global computer database allowing farmers and others to search available collections. Fowler says one possibility is to model the global computer database after the online bookseller Amazon, to link up national crop records. [The Global Crop Diversity Trust is housed at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Bioversity International, in Rome, Italy.] The article can be viewed online at the link below.
http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Genetics.aspx?infoId=14487
Synopsis from: Meridian Food Security and AgBiotech News
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