From 20–23 September 2009, GCP researchers and partners gathered in the Malian capital of Bamako for GCP’s 2009 Annual Research Meeting. The event, whose 150-plus participants included both new and familiar faces from the GCP research community, followed a tightly-packed schedule: there were plenary and break-out sessions for formal presentations in which GCP collaborators demonstrated their latest project results; smaller, brainstorming/panel discussion groups for the exchange of views and research ideas; lively poster sessions; and a field trip, allowing for very positive interactions with farmers and research station staff.

Outcomes from the meeting, including presentations, poster PDFs, rapporteur reports and photographs are now available online.