McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program
Encyclopedia
Started in 1993, The McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) program provides funds to increase food security
in the developing world. As of 2008, the CCRP Program is led by Program Director Jane Maland Cady.
Food security
Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. According to the World Resources Institute, global per capita food production has been increasing substantially for the past...
in the developing world. As of 2008, the CCRP Program is led by Program Director Jane Maland Cady.
Partial list of projects
- West African Sorghum and other crops
- Research into underutilized crops
Further reading
- Manning, Richard, Food's Frontier: The Next Green Revolution, North Point Press, 2000, ISBN 0865475938