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New from SP5--Launch of the molecular marker 'Toolbox' 
GCP's SP5 is delighted to announce the launch of its molecular marker 'Toolbox'. This new resource aims to provide easy and unlimited access to existing information on publicly available molecular markers ready for use for marker-assisted selection in 19 food security crops, and aims to serve of particular...
July 17, 2009 6:00pm |
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Gene flow book co-authored by GCP SP5 Leader to be released in November 2009 
A new book, entitled Gene flow between crops and their wild relatives, co-authored by GCP Subprogramme 5 Leader Carmen de Vicente, is set to be published by Johns Hopkins University Press and released for sale in November 2009. The book is a direct outcome of a three-year GTZ-funded...
March 30, 2009 6:00pm |
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2nd Genotyping Support Service workshop materials 
More materials from the 2nd Genotyping Support Service workshop (January 2009), including presentations, participant feedback and a photo gallery are now online....
March 30, 2009 6:00pm |
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2009 ARM venue confirmed as Bamako, Mali 
Following on from the recent announcement on the forthcoming 2009 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), to be held from 20–26 September 2009, GCP is pleased to confirm the venue for the meeting as Bamako, Mali at the Laico L’Amitié Bamako Hotel. Further details will be posted to the ARM webpage...
March 30, 2009 6:00pm |
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Molecular Breeding Platform workshop 
From 5–7 March 2009 GCP held a workshop on molecular breeding (MB), bringing together more than 70 participants from the GCP community and beyond. The meeting's primary goal was to spur focused debates, with input from both industry and the public sector, on the definition of, and perspectives...
March 30, 2009 6:00pm |
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GCP announces winners of 2nd Genotyping Support Service call for proposals 
GCP is pleased to announce the winners of its 2nd Genotyping Support Service call for proposals. This call was launched in June 2008 in coordination and collaboration with calls from the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building. Details of the...
March 24, 2009 6:00pm |
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SP2 Leader Rajeev Varshney receives Young Scientist Medal 
GCP’s Subprogramme 2 Leader Rajeev Varshney, who carries out his SPL role on a half-time basis concurrent with his ICRISAT responsibilities, has been awarded the Young Scientist Medal 2008 by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). INSA, the most prestigious science academy in India, confers this award to young...
March 20, 2009 6:00pm |
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African Fellows Programme: 9th Call for Pre-Proposals 
The Rothamsted International African Fellows Programme is now inviting scientists and researchers working on agriculture in Africa to submit pre-proposals under its 9th African Fellows Programme Call. The aim of the African Fellows Programme (AFP) is to support sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa by catalysing innovative...
February 27, 2009 6:00pm |
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Materials from GCP 'Reference sets' workshop now available 
From 13th-17th November 2008 participants hailing from 28 countries joined forces for a GCP SP1-SP5 coordinated workshop on 'Reference sets of food crop germplasm for international collaboration' in Montpellier, France. The workshop, whose audience was drawn from across the plant science spectrum, focused on both the aspects involved in...
February 27, 2009 6:00pm |
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HarvestChoice targets agricultural investments 
The HarvestChoice initiative has launched a comprehensive collection of data products designed to better inform strategic policy and investment decisions aimed at improving farm productivity and profitability, and market development. The website is intended to be the 'go-to' resource for analysts and decision-makers seeking integrated, consistent and spatially-referenced...
February 26, 2009 6:00pm |
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GCP welcomes newly appointed leaders of Challenge Initiatives 
Following the recently announced sharpening of GCP’s research focus, resulting in the launch of seven trait–crop combination Challenge Initiatives (see Issue 35 of GCP News), GCP is pleased to announce the Product Delivery Coordinators (PDCs), who will lead the Challenge Initiatives (CIs): Cereals 1. Nourollah Ahmadi, CIRAD...
February 25, 2009 6:00pm |
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WACCI seeks new candiates for PhD programme, January 2010 
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) was established in June 2007 as a semi-autonomous centre at the University of Ghana. Funded by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, the centre's remit is to train 40 PhD students in Plant Breeding over a ten-year period. With...
February 24, 2009 6:00pm |
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Participants gather in Cali, Colombia, for second GSS workshop 
From 26th-30th January 2009, participants came together for the Second GCP Genotyping Support Services (GSS) Workshop at CIAT Headquarters in Cali, Colombia. The workshop was organised by GCP’s GSS coordinator Humberto Gómez, with assistance from GCP’s Laura Ruíz and CIAT’s Patricia Fajardo. Instructors Fred van Eeuwijk, Marcos Malosetti,...
February 24, 2009 6:00pm |
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Training course on molecular marker technology for crop imrovement 
ICRISAT's Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG), supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, will hold its fifth training course, entitled 'Molecular marker technology for crop improvement' from 18th - 29th May 2009 at the ICRISAT Campus in Patancheru, Greater Hyderabad, India. The course will provide...
February 13, 2009 6:00pm |
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Winner of Pioneer-GCP Fellowship, November 2008 call
GCP is delighted to announce Honoré Kam as the winner of the Pioneer-GCP Fellowship programme November 2008 Call. Honoré, a soon-to-be-appointed rice breeder at his home institute of Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso, will use the two-year funding award to support and further...
February 10, 2009 6:00pm |
