Details for The CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme at 6 (E-Brochure. Mid-May 2010)

From discovery to application and impact in crop improvement

Food security in the developing world continues to be one of the greatest global challenges of our time, now exacerbated by the ongoing global financial crisis, and the unpredictable vagaries of climate change. Created by the CGIAR in 2003 as a time-bound 10-year programme in two phases (2004–2008 and 2009–2013), the goal of the Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) is to increase breeding efficiency, targeting traits for drought-prone and harsh environments.