McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program

The Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) is a project by Rebecca J. Nelson of Cornell University and Jane Maland Cady of the McKnight Foundation to fund participatory, collaborative research on agroecological intensification (AEI) for farming communities in Africa and South America. Funded projects typically link international, national, and local organizations with communities of smallholder farmers, researchers, development professionals, and other parties. Projects work together as part of a Community of Practice to generate technical and social innovations to improve nutrition, livelihoods, and productivity. Large-scale impact is realized when new ideas, technologies, or processes are adapted, when insights from research catalyze change in policy and practice, and when innovation inspires further success. The program is under the direction of Provided by Wikipedia