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The future of our features – migration 
Effective June 2012, our feature stories will be published on the GCP Blog....
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Decoding the pigeonpea genome creates opportunities 
"The timing's neat," says Dr Jean-Marcel Ribaut, Director of the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). "We decoded the pigeonpea genome last November, which is a great way to start 2012!" The collaborative project that sequenced the pigeonpea genome brought together 12...
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Disease-resistant cassava released in Nigeria 
Download e-publication Umudike, Nigeria – The Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research is pleased to announce the release of a new disease-resistant high-yielding cassava variety by one of our partners – the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) at Umudike, Nigeria, working in...
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GCP launches communities of practice 
The first half of 2011 has been community season at GCP. Comprehensive discussions on the formation, expansion and management of communities of practice (CoPs) were held In February following a data management workshop held for GCP researchers in West Africa at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) headquarters...
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Breeders in formation 
Breeders in formation Nurturing a new generation of African cassava breeders Download E-publication For the African cassava breeders Community of Practice (CoP) supported by the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP), capacity development is important. “Capacity building is critical for the CoP, especially to use the products coming from GCP,”...
July 29, 2010 1:50pm Read more... |
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East to West: Country perspectives on cassava in Africa 
East to West: Country perspectives on cassava in Africa Where we are, and where we could be East Africa Download E-publication Tanzania: on your marks…Tanzania is Africa’s 4th largest cassava producer, after Nigeria, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Second only to maize for food security, cassava covers...
July 28, 2010 1:14pm Read more... |
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Collective action to boost cassava yields in Africa 
Download E-publication Accra, Ghana, was the venue of the 3rd annual meeting of Africa’s cassava breeders’ Community of Practice (CoP), held from 19th to 22nd July 2010. “By sharing practical knowledge, field experiences and strategies, the CoP provides a functional inter-institutional framework for regional cooperation in research for development,” says...
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A cross-continental coalition on cassava for Africa 
Download E-publication The cassava Challenge Initiative of the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) was launched on 23rd July 2010 in Accra, Ghana, in a two-day meeting that continued to 24th July. Through this Challenge Initiative (CI), GCP aims to improve cassava yields...
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Breaking new ground in MARS – GCP launches Challenge Initiative on wheat in Asia 
E-booklet version, with downloadable PDF The Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) officially launched its wheat Research Initiative in late February 2010, first in India then in China. Both meetings were attended by high-ranking scientists, in addition to the research teams working...
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Wheat Research Initiative launched in India 
E-booklet version, with downloadable PDF NEW DELHI, INDIA – THE CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme'S (GCP) Research Initiative (RI) on wheat in India was officially launched on 22 February 2010 at the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in New Delhi, India. The two-day launch meeting was hosted by the Indian Agricultural...
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Wheat Research Initiative launched in China
E-booklet version, with downloadable PDF BEIJING, CHINA – Following the India launch, the next stop was Beijing, China, where the wheat RI launch meeting from 25–27 February 2010, was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). Like ICAR in India, CAAS is a founding GCP Consortium member....
February 28, 2010 11:06am Read more... |
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A platform on the move 
At half-a-year old, GCP’s Molecular Breeding (MBP) is off to a good start, as project teams meet to track progress and jointly map next steps “We have learnt a lot and grown as a community. The next steps to develop and deploy the Molecular Breeding Platform are clear and...
February 22, 2010 1:49pm Read more... |
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Plotting a roadmap towards molecular breeding in the developing world 
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE – A workshop was held in Montpellier, France on March 5–7 2009 to discuss the concept and design of a user-sensitive Molecular Breeding Platform (MBP) with the potential users (breeders); to share plans between users, developers potential service providers for breeding; and to obtain...
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Tackling a tricky topic: Drought phenotyping 
From 28–30 January 2008, GCP lived up to its middle name and organised a workshop on an intricate challenge—drought phenotyping. Held at GCP’s Headquarters at CIMMYT, the workshop brought together specialists from diverse disciplines such as crop physiologists, GIS specialists and model developers, to more effectively address the increasing...
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Strengthening the foundations of a nascent network: GCP collaborators gather for a workshop on products management and delivery in GCP rice research in Asia (Bangkok, Thailand, 6 and 8 November 2007) 
For two days in November 2007 selected collaborators of GCP projects on rice in Asia came together for a Subprogramme 3—Subprogramme 5-organised workshop on Products management and delivery in GCP rice research in Asia. The workshop was held on 6th and 8th November in the frame of...
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Mining more out of data: Participant experiences from the Genotyping Support Service trial phase 
By Humberto Gomez, GCP GSS Coordinator and Laura Ruiz, SP5 Programme Assistant During September 24 to 28, 2007, a workshop took place in Zaragoza, Spain to support the analysis and interpretation of data of the Genotyping Support Service. Seven researchers from around the world were invited to attend: Bolivia,...
September 29, 2007 7:35pm Read more... |
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Project kick-off meeting for new Competitive Projects awarded in 2006 
A major highlight on GCP's calendar this month was the Project kick-off meeting for new Competitive Projects awarded in 2006. The meeting was organised by Subprogramme 5 and held on 6–8 August 2007 at CIMMYT Headquarters, Mexico. It brought together 31 scientists from 16 different countries, among them...
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GCP capacity building: Finding the champions 
Capacity building in the GCP is not just about training in new scientific tools and methods. Scientists and research institutions in developing countries need many other skills and resources besides just technical know-how to effectively employ advanced science in their labs and breeding programs and ultimately develop products to help...
June 5, 2006 7:24pm Read more... |
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GCP work in cassava brings state-of-the-art technologies to Africa 
Can high-tech research using state-of-the-art equipment be replicated in developing countries? The Generation Challenge Programme believes that it can and that it must. A CIAT-led Generation Challenge Programme project entitled 'Development of Low-cost Marker Technologies for Pyramiding Useful Genes from Wild Relatives of Cassava into Elite Progenitors' is...
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