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Who we are & History

GCP is a time-bound 10-year Programme created by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in 2003. GCP's mission is to use genetic diversity and advanced plant science to improve crops by adding value to breeding for drought-prone and harsh environments...

Vision, mission & objectives

A future where plant breeders have the tools to breed crops in marginal environments with greater efficiency and accuracy for the benefit of the resource-poor farmers and their families...

GCP was conceived as a time-bound 10-year initiative (2004–2013), with the mission of using genetic diversity and advanced crop science to improve crops for greater food security in the developing world. Consistent with the vision at its founding, the Programme will close at the end of December 2014. In so doing, we will strive to ensure that GCP's products and services are well-positioned so as to have not only large but also sustainable impact in a post-GCP scenario...

Where in the world is GCP?

Pinpoint GCP's partners on our interactive map...

Research organisation

GCP's research is organised by Research Initiatives and research Themes (both undergirded by a service component to support plant breeding)...

Several service platforms support GCP's work. The largest one is the Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP). Other platforms are on crop information, capacity-building and product delivery. Read more...

GCP's work has been underpinned by various strategies from its foundation to the present based on the evolution of the Programme. These includes strategies for sharpening the Programme's research focus, and also for arriving at an organised closure when the Programme winds up in 2014...

Existing policies cover intellectual property, global access, subsistence use, data availability, publications and transgenics...

Formal agreements

Collaboration and community are at the core of our work. Operating as a virtual global research network, GCP enters into formal agreements and signs memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with other organisations on matters of mutual interest to achieve its mission...

Project management

All GCP-funded projects are required to adhere to clear guidelines to ensure broad public access of research products, and to a regular annual reporting schedule. While GCP's approach is to keep reporting responsibilities to a minimum, we do however expect comprehensive, timely reports from our grant recipients according to the prescribed schedule, which is also stipulated in the project contracts....

Appointed by the Consortium Committee, the Executive Board is GCP's apex governance body...

Principal Investigators

The Principal Investigator (PI) is the project leader and is accountable for the successful initiation, management and delivery of the products and outcomes as indicated in the project proposal. A PI's main role includes undertaking project leadership and management, project planning and risk management, project reporting, and ensuring quality of data and research...

Product Delivery Coordinators

The Product Delivery Coordinators (PDCs) report to the Product Delivery Leader (PDL) on the projects of the six crop-based Research Initiatives (RIs). A PDC's main role is to monitor projects through frequent contact with Principal Investigators (PIs) and on-site visits...

The people behind GCP comprise the Management Team, staff, Product Delivery Coordinators and the Principal Investigators leading the implementation of GCP projects. Read more...

GCP's annual budget is approximately USD 15 million, contributed by various funders...

Reviews & evaluations

GCP has undergone several externally and internally commissioned reviews on various aspects...

GCP logo & artwork

GCP's iconic logo explained, plus the full collection of our distinctive artwork...

Review the application details for vacancies at GCP...

GCP Manual and Appendixes 2006 - Docs 103-138

icon DOC107. 2005 EC proposal (145 kB)

icon DOC108. 2004 EC report (190 kB)

icon DOC109. 2006 EC proposal (134 kB)

icon DOC113. TOR for PSC Task Force on Governance (34.5 kB)

icon DOC114. GCP Delivery Strategy-November 2005 (93.13 kB)

icon DOC115. Communications Strategy - Oct 2004 (58 kB)

icon DOC116. Communications Manager TOR-Jan 2006 (32.5 kB)

icon DOC117. Site Visit Objectives and Outputs (22 kB)

icon DOC118. Site Visit Instructions to the Management Team (30 kB)

icon DOC119. Site Visit Letter (25 kB)

icon DOC120. Review and Advisory Panel TOR and Members-June 2006 (28 kB)

icon DOC121. 2006 Selected Preproposals (22.29 kB)

icon DOC122. 2005 Research Highlights (1.92 MB)

icon DOC123. ExCo July 2006 report (487 kB)

icon DOC124 Standard Terms and Conditions (52 kB)

icon DOC125. Full Subcontract (102.5 kB)

icon DOC126. GCP?s Subcontracting Policy (37.5 kB)

icon DOC127. Subsistence Use Agreement (43.38 kB)

icon DOC128. Gates Foundation Proposal Format (177 kB)

icon DOC129. Improving Tropical Legume Productivity for Marginal Environments in Sub-Saharan Africa (549.5 kB)

icon DOC130. Project Technical Udate Report Template (30.5 kB)

icon DOC131. 2004 Progress Report for ExCo (62 kB)

icon DOC132. Template for ExCo CP Annual Report (35.5 kB)

icon DOC133. Annual & Final Technical Report Template (29 kB)

icon DOC134. MTP 2007-2009 Guidelines (124.08 kB)

icon DOC136. Annual & Final Technical Report Template (31.5 kB)

icon DOC137. Internal Audit TOR (142 kB)

icon DOC138. Letter to John Ochanda re BECA (83.42 kB)

GCP Manual and Appendixes 2006 - Docs 69-106

icon DOC069. EU Review GCP Response (62 kB)

icon DOC077. GCP Director Response to SC Comments on 2005-2007 MTP (58 kB)

icon DOC082. Linkage with Harvest Plus-email from R. Zeigler (28.5 kB)

icon DOC083. Payment Instructions form for consortium members (for disbursing funds directly to partners) (30 kB)

icon DOC084. PSC Minutes of the 2005 PSC (237 kB)

icon DOC085. GCP Humanitarian Use Agreement (33 kB)

icon DOC086. GCP Statement on the Use of Transgenics-9 Nov 2005 (22 kB)

icon DOC087. Draft GCP strategy-3 July 2006 (145.5 kB)

icon DOC088. Draft GCP Strategy-14 June 2006 (262.5 kB)

icon DOC089. Press Release P. Monneveux SP3 Leader (27.5 kB)

icon DOC091. SHC Minutes-Nov 2005 (204.5 kB)

icon DOC092. PSC Management Task Force TOR and recommendations (26.5 kB)

icon DOC093. SP3 Leader TOR and Selection Process-2006 (39.5 kB)

icon DOC094. Generation Challenge Programme eNewsletters (220.5 kB)

icon DOC095. SP3 Leader Job Announcement-2006 (44 kB)

icon DOC097. TOR for Project Officer (23.5 kB)

icon DOC098. GCP 2007-2009 MTP-text (197.01 kB)

icon DOC099. GCP 2007-2009 MTP-Logframe (65.11 kB)

icon DOC100. 2005 Annual Report and Year Three Workplan (587.74 kB)

icon DOC101. 2006 Call for Competitive Grants (175.5 kB)

icon DOC102. 2005 SIDA report (36 kB)

icon DOC103. 2005 SIDA report-financials (147.32 kB)

icon DOC104. MOU Global Crop Trust-GCP (58 kB)

icon DOC105. PROVISIONAL MEMBER welcome letter (154.5 kB)

icon DOC106. 2004 EC proposal (67.5 kB)

GCP Manual and Appendixes 2006 - Docs 30-68

icon DOC030. Communications Assistant Terms of Reference (30 kB)

icon DOC031. Executive Assistant Terms of Reference (27.5 kB)

icon DOC032. SPL selection process (40.3 kB)

icon DOC033. SPL Call for Applications (37 kB)

icon DOC034. Summary Report on the recruitment of the GCP director (23 kB)

icon DOC035. Drought Tolerance Initiative ConceptApr262005 (487.78 kB)

icon DOC036. Drought Tolerance Initiative MeetingSummaryMay032005 (134.65 kB)

icon DOC037. 2004 Competitive Grants Program Reviewer Guidelines (61 kB)

icon DOC041. PAC assessment of GCP Year 1 (32.53 kB)

icon DOC042. 2005-2007 MTP (356.9 kB)

icon DOC043. 2006-2008 MTP (620.32 kB)

icon DOC044. GCP Year 1 Workplan (529.54 kB)

icon DOC045. 2004 Competitive Grants Call for Proposals (132.5 kB)

icon DOC046. GCP 2004 Annual Report and Year 2 Workplan (1016.94 kB)

icon DOC048. 2004 Competitive Grants Review Panel (136 kB)

icon DOC049. 2004 Commissioned Research Process (24.24 kB)

icon DOC050. Commissioned Research Contract (189.5 kB)

icon DOC051. Competitive Grant Letter of Agreement (182.5 kB)

icon DOC052. IP Registry Template for GCP (76 kB)

icon DOC056. Letter to RF requesting that GCP administer grants (73 kB)

icon DOC058. Instructions to Commissioned Research Reviewers (23 kB)

icon DOC060. Press release announcing launch of GCP, Sept 2004 (164 kB)

icon DOC061. Press release NEW DIRECTOR, June 2005 (161 kB)

icon DOC067. EU Review Report (1.1 MB)

icon DOC068. EU Review Exec Summary (104 kB)

GCP Manual and Appendixes 2006 - Docs 1-28

icon DOC001. Proposal to Establish UGDCP (Feb 2003) (902.42 kB)

icon DOC002. Participants Alexandria 2003 (87.5 kB)

icon DOC003. Technical Planning Workshop Summary of Proceedings (91.5 kB)

icon DOC004. GCP Consortium Agreement (Amended 15th July 2009) (152.83 kB)

icon DOC005. DRAFT Humanitarian License, December 2004 (32 kB)

icon DOC007. 2003 Alexandria Stakeholders Meeting SUMMARY (28.5 kB)

icon DOC009. Governance structure of the pilot Challenge Programs (30.5 kB)

icon DOC011. PSC Members and Contact Information (25.5 kB)

icon DOC011. PSC Members and Contact Information (25.5 kB)

icon DOC013. Minutes of 2003 PSC meeting (51.5 kB)

icon DOC014. Minutes of the 2004 PSC meeting (161.5 kB)

icon DOC015. DRAFT GCP statement on transgenic research v 7 (30 kB)

icon DOC016. DRAFT GCP statement on transgenic research v.10 (25.5 kB)

icon DOC017. PSC Chair compensation and honoraria (42 kB)

icon DOC018. Dr Terry appointment letter (25 kB)

icon DOC019. Minutes of the Nov 2004 Stakeholders Committe meeting (164.5 kB)

icon DOC020. Minutes of the GCP Stakeholder Committee meeting May 2005 (540.5 kB)

icon DOC021. Stakeholder Committee Terms of Reference (48.79 kB)

icon DOC022. Stakeholders Committee Members (41 kB)

icon DOC023. Selection of new PSC chair, June 2004 (37 kB)

icon DOC024. Program Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (25.62 kB)

icon DOC025. Program Advisory Committee Members (27.7 kB)

icon DOC026. Wayne Powell report to PAC on competitive grants process and outcome (372.5 kB)

icon DOC027. GCP Director first announcement, 2004 (646.5 kB)

icon DOC028. GCP Director second announcement, 2005 (652 kB)

Subcategories

Careers

Jobs

Please see below for current vacancies in GCP. Click on the job title to view the short description and application details. Download the Vacancy Announcement for the full description.

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