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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... |
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... Read more... |
Pinpoint GCP's partners on our interactive map... Read more... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
GCP has undergone several externally and internally commissioned reviews on various aspects... |
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
DOC107. 2005 EC proposal (145 kB)
DOC108. 2004 EC report (190 kB)
DOC109. 2006 EC proposal (134 kB)
DOC113. TOR for PSC Task Force on Governance (34.5 kB)
DOC114. GCP Delivery Strategy-November 2005 (93.13 kB)
DOC115. Communications Strategy - Oct 2004 (58 kB)
DOC116. Communications Manager TOR-Jan 2006 (32.5 kB)
DOC117. Site Visit Objectives and Outputs (22 kB)
DOC118. Site Visit Instructions to the Management Team (30 kB)
DOC119. Site Visit Letter (25 kB)
DOC120. Review and Advisory Panel TOR and Members-June 2006 (28 kB)
DOC121. 2006 Selected Preproposals (22.29 kB)
DOC122. 2005 Research Highlights (1.92 MB)
DOC123. ExCo July 2006 report (487 kB)
DOC124 Standard Terms and Conditions (52 kB)
DOC125. Full Subcontract (102.5 kB)
DOC126. GCP?s Subcontracting Policy (37.5 kB)
DOC127. Subsistence Use Agreement (43.38 kB)
DOC128. Gates Foundation Proposal Format (177 kB)
DOC130. Project Technical Udate Report Template (30.5 kB)
DOC131. 2004 Progress Report for ExCo (62 kB)
DOC132. Template for ExCo CP Annual Report (35.5 kB)
DOC133. Annual & Final Technical Report Template (29 kB)
DOC134. MTP 2007-2009 Guidelines (124.08 kB)
DOC136. Annual & Final Technical Report Template (31.5 kB)
GCP Manual and Appendixes 2006 - Docs 69-106
DOC069. EU Review GCP Response (62 kB)
DOC077. GCP Director Response to SC Comments on 2005-2007 MTP (58 kB)
DOC082. Linkage with Harvest Plus-email from R. Zeigler (28.5 kB)
DOC084. PSC Minutes of the 2005 PSC (237 kB)
DOC085. GCP Humanitarian Use Agreement (33 kB)
DOC086. GCP Statement on the Use of Transgenics-9 Nov 2005 (22 kB)
DOC087. Draft GCP strategy-3 July 2006 (145.5 kB)
DOC088. Draft GCP Strategy-14 June 2006 (262.5 kB)
DOC089. Press Release P. Monneveux SP3 Leader (27.5 kB)
DOC091. SHC Minutes-Nov 2005 (204.5 kB)
DOC092. PSC Management Task Force TOR and recommendations (26.5 kB)
DOC093. SP3 Leader TOR and Selection Process-2006 (39.5 kB)
DOC094. Generation Challenge Programme eNewsletters (220.5 kB)
DOC095. SP3 Leader Job Announcement-2006 (44 kB)
DOC097. TOR for Project Officer (23.5 kB)
DOC098. GCP 2007-2009 MTP-text (197.01 kB)
DOC099. GCP 2007-2009 MTP-Logframe (65.11 kB)
DOC100. 2005 Annual Report and Year Three Workplan (587.74 kB)
DOC101. 2006 Call for Competitive Grants (175.5 kB)
DOC102. 2005 SIDA report (36 kB)
DOC103. 2005 SIDA report-financials (147.32 kB)
DOC104. MOU Global Crop Trust-GCP (58 kB)
GCP Manual and Appendixes 2006 - Docs 30-68
DOC030. Communications Assistant Terms of Reference (30 kB)
DOC031. Executive Assistant Terms of Reference (27.5 kB)
DOC032. SPL selection process (40.3 kB)
DOC033. SPL Call for Applications (37 kB)
DOC034. Summary Report on the recruitment of the GCP director (23 kB)
DOC035. Drought Tolerance Initiative ConceptApr262005 (487.78 kB)
DOC036. Drought Tolerance Initiative MeetingSummaryMay032005 (134.65 kB)
DOC037. 2004 Competitive Grants Program Reviewer Guidelines (61 kB)
DOC041. PAC assessment of GCP Year 1 (32.53 kB)
DOC042. 2005-2007 MTP (356.9 kB)
DOC043. 2006-2008 MTP (620.32 kB)
DOC044. GCP Year 1 Workplan (529.54 kB)
DOC045. 2004 Competitive Grants Call for Proposals (132.5 kB)
DOC046. GCP 2004 Annual Report and Year 2 Workplan (1016.94 kB)
DOC048. 2004 Competitive Grants Review Panel (136 kB)
DOC049. 2004 Commissioned Research Process (24.24 kB)
DOC050. Commissioned Research Contract (189.5 kB)
DOC051. Competitive Grant Letter of Agreement (182.5 kB)
DOC052. IP Registry Template for GCP (76 kB)
DOC056. Letter to RF requesting that GCP administer grants (73 kB)
DOC058. Instructions to Commissioned Research Reviewers (23 kB)
DOC060. Press release announcing launch of GCP, Sept 2004 (164 kB)
DOC061. Press release NEW DIRECTOR, June 2005 (161 kB)
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