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The Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) funds participatory, collaborative research on [[agroecological intensification]] (AEI). Funded projects typically link international, national, and local organizations with communities of [[smallholding|smallholder]] farmers, researchers, development professionals, and other parties. Projects work together as part of a Community of Practice to generate technical and social innovations to improve nutrition, livelihoods, and productivity for farming communities in Africa and South America. Large-scale impact is realized when new ideas, technologies, or processes are adapted, when insights from research catalyze change in policy and practice, and when innovation inspires further success. The program is under the direction of [[Rebecca J. Nelson]] of [[Cornell University]] and Jane Maland Cady of the [[McKnight Foundation]].

== Program History==
The McKnight Foundation began funding crop research in 1983 with the Plant Biology Program and granted $18 million through the program from 1983 to 1992. The CCRP began in 1993 with a $12 million, six-year effort to support agricultural research in developing countries.

In 2000, McKnight committed another $41.5 million over nine years. In late 2001 and mid-2002, the CCRP's Advisory Committee met to design the strategy for the next phase of grantmaking and identified specific topics for funding.

In 2006, the CCRP adopted a place-based strategy for grantmaking, directing its investments to regional communities of practice in the Andes; West Africa; and Southern Africa.

In 2008, the Foundation committed $47 million over ten years for the next phase of funding for the program. In addition, the CCRP received a five-year $26.7 million grant from the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]. This phase of funding allowed for the formation of an additional community of practice in East & Horn of Africa as well as additional resources to allow for more technical support to grantees from regional teams and other support persons.

In 2013, The McKnight Foundation received a renewal grant from the Gates Foundation to continue building CCRP programs. This funding will allow the CCRP to increase its focus on the integration of legumes into the cropping systems of Mali, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania as well as Niger, Kenya, Malawi, and Mozambique. Legumes are very important to African agriculture. They're a major source of dietary protein and help sustain more fertile soils. And they tend to be more adaptable than other crops to drought, low nutrients, and other soil and climatic extremes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcknight.org/grant-programs/international/collaborative-crop-research|title=International}}</ref><ref>https://www.ccrp.org {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216214541/https://www.ccrp.org/ |date=2015-02-16 }}</ref>

== Place-based Learning ==
Central to the CCRP’s place-based approach is the formation of four regional communities of practice (CoPs) in Africa and South America, where hunger and poverty levels are among the highest in the world. Grantees within these communities work together to strengthen institutional capacity to generate knowledge and spark innovation in agriculture research and development. The CoP model emphasizes networking, learning, and collective action.

'''Andes CoP ([[Bolivia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]])'''
The Andes CoP supports integrated and diverse production systems that embrace conservation and native [[agricultural biodiversity]] as part of its goal to raise the profile of traditional knowledge and understanding its relationship to scientific research. Funding is directed toward conservation of agricultural biodiversity, breeding and variety selection, seed systems, [[integrated pest management | integrated crop and pest management]], risk management and climate variability, nutrition, [[soil fertility management]], and market development.

'''East & Horn of Africa CoP ([[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], and [[Uganda]])'''
The E&HAf CoP aims to improve performance of farming systems primarily through support for crop diversification, for crop improvement and diversification, and an emphasis on management strategies that enhance crop access to scarce soil nutrients and water resources and reduce pest and disease losses. The CoP is also turning attention to post-harvest issues such as consumption, storage, transformation, and markets to increase the likelihood that greater crop diversity will lead to better diets and livelihoods.

'''Southern Africa CoP ([[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], and [[Tanzania]])'''
The SAf CoP supports research on constraints to legume productivity, including foliar diseases, parasitic weeds, low availability of nitrogen and phosphorus as well as access to good quality planting seed. Recently the CoP has expanded its focus to include improvements in crop productivity and post-harvest practices; links between household food security and improved nutrition and incomes, with particular attention to the threat of [[aflatoxin]] contamination; and cross-cutting research in agriculture policy and communication.

'''West Africa CoP ([[Burkina Faso]], [[Mali]], and [[Niger]])'''
The WAf CoP is striving to improve productivity and nutritional content of cereals ([[sorghum]], [[pearl millet]], and [[fonio]]) and grain legumes ([[cowpea]], groundnut, and [[Bambara groundnut]]) as well as other traditional or introduced crops . Strengthening farming systems demands continued attention to improved soil and water conservation and agronomic management; better seed varieties and seed distribution systems; integrated pest management; strengthened and diversified value chains; improved diets and nutrition; and improved income and education for farming families.

Each CoP is supported by a regional team consisting of a regional representative, a liaison scientist, a monitoring and evaluation specialist, and a research methods specialist. The regional team's activities include support for grantmaking processes and support for funded project teams. Each regional team develops a regional analysis, strategy, and plan to inform regional grantmaking. The regional representative and liaison scientist work with potential grantees to support development of proposals. The regional team builds relationships with project teams and helps project members and other stakeholders connect to each other to foster learning and inspiration. The regional team conducts site visits and provides feedback to project teams on annual reports and project meetings. Research methods support is provided in a range of formats, including meetings with individual teams, workshops, and online forums. Similarly, integrated monitoring, evaluation, and planning support is provided through individual consultants and workshops.

==Partial list of projects==

Yapuchiris II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/yapuchiris-ii 
Water security II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/water-security-ii 
Sustainable Production of Quinoa http://www.ccrp.org/projects/sustainable-production-quinoa 
Soil nutrient budgets http://www.ccrp.org/projects/soil-nutrient-budgets 
Seed systems http://www.ccrp.org/projects/seed-systems-0 
SANREM http://www.ccrp.org/projects/sanrem 
[[Quinoa]] sustainability http://www.ccrp.org/projects/quinoa-sustainability 
Quinoa III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/quinoa-iii 
[[Stoeberhinus testaceus|Potato moth ]] http://www.ccrp.org/projects/potato-moth 
Plot Diversification http://www.ccrp.org/projects/plot-diversification 
Organic groundnut III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/organic-groundnut-iii 
On-farm Conservation http://www.ccrp.org/projects/farm-conservation 
Nutrition support http://www.ccrp.org/projects/nutrition-support 
Native potato seed systems http://www.ccrp.org/projects/native-potato-seed-systems 
Lupin/quinoa http://www.ccrp.org/projects/lupinquinoa 
Local Markets Cuzco http://www.ccrp.org/projects/local-markets-cuzco 
Laderas http://www.ccrp.org/projects/laderas 
Green manures/legumes http://www.ccrp.org/projects/green-manureslegumes 
Food Sovereignty http://www.ccrp.org/projects/food-sovereignty 
Food security http://www.ccrp.org/projects/food-security 
Impact assessment of Quinoa http://www.ccrp.org/projects/financial-analysis-service-impact-assessment-quinoa 
Cover agriculture in the highland Andes http://www.ccrp.org/projects/cover-agriculture-highland-andes 
Community baskets II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/community-baskets-ii 
Communal agricultural risk management http://www.ccrp.org/projects/communal-agricultural-risk-management 
CLOSAN Impact Evaluation http://www.ccrp.org/projects/closan-impact-evaluation 
Climate risk management http://www.ccrp.org/projects/climate-risk-management 
Biopesticide/potato moth http://www.ccrp.org/projects/biopesticidepotato-moth 
Biodiversity of Andean tubers http://www.ccrp.org/projects/biodiversity-andean-tubers 
Biodiversity and soil conservation http://www.ccrp.org/projects/biodiversity-soil-conservation 
Andean pests http://www.ccrp.org/projects/andean-pests 
Andean Grain III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/andean-grain-iii 
Agrobiodiversity and Nutrition II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/agrobiodiversity-nutrition-ii 
Soil fertility management http://www.ccrp.org/projects/soil-fertility-management 
PV groundnut http://www.ccrp.org/projects/pv-groundnut 
P-Efficient Legumes III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/p-efficient-legumes-iii 
Legume Best Bets III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/legume-best-bets-iii 
Groundnut postharvest value chain http://www.ccrp.org/projects/groundnut-postharvest-value-chain 
Groundnut Breeding III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/groundnut-breeding-iii 
Cowpea resistance to Alectra II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/cowpea-resistance-alectra-ii 
Cowpea Alectra III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/cowpea-alectra-iii 
Climbing Beans II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/climbing-beans-ii 
Bruchid management II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/bruchid-management-ii 
Botanical pesticides/legumes http://www.ccrp.org/projects/botanical-pesticideslegumes 
Bean Seed Delivery II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/bean-seed-delivery-ii 
Bambara Groundnut III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/bambara-groundnuts-iii 
Women ag production systems http://www.ccrp.org/projects/women%E2%80%99s-ag-production-systems 
Technology Introduction http://www.ccrp.org/projects/technology-introduction 
Sorghum/millet improvement II http://www.ccrp.org/projects/sorghummillet-improvement-ii 
Sorghum and millet improvement http://www.ccrp.org/projects/sorghum-millet-improvement 
Soil and water conservation http://www.ccrp.org/projects/soil-water-conservation 
Seed Systems Niger http://www.ccrp.org/projects/seed-systems-niger 
Seed Systems III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/seed-systems-iii 
Pathways to AEI http://www.ccrp.org/projects/pathways-aei 
P-efficient cowpea http://www.ccrp.org/projects/p-efficient-cowpea 
Grain Processing IV http://www.ccrp.org/projects/grain-processing-iv 
Grain legumes http://www.ccrp.org/projects/grain-legumes 
GIMEM III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/gimem-iii 
Fonio III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/fonio-iii 
Farmer-Led Research Networks http://www.ccrp.org/projects/farmer-led-research-networks 
Farmer-led AEI in Burkina Faso http://www.ccrp.org/projects/farmer-led-agroecological-intensification-burkina-faso 
Farmer Knowledge http://www.ccrp.org/projects/farmer-knowledge 
Dual-Purpose Sorghum and Cowpeas http://www.ccrp.org/projects/dual-purpose-sorghum-cowpeas 
Bambara Nut II & III http://www.ccrp.org/projects/bambara-nut-ii-iii 
Bambara groundnut productivity http://www.ccrp.org/projects/bambara-groundnut-productivity

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*[http://www.ccrp.org Collaborative Crop Research Program Website]
*[https://www.mcknight.org/system/asset/document/122/pdf-232kb.pdf CCRP brochure]
*Manning, Richard, ''Food's Frontier: The Next Green Revolution'', North Point Press, 2000, {{ISBN|0-86547-593-8}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ccrp.org Collaborative Crop Research Program Website]
*[http://www.mcknight.org The McKnight Foundation]
*[https://www.mcknight.org/grant-programs/international/collaborative-crop-research The McKnight Foundation Crop Research Program]

[[Category:Agricultural research]]
[[Category:Crops]]

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