the collaborative research support programs
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Mobilizing the capacities of land-grant universities to reduce poverty and food insecurity in the developing world.
The Collaborative Research Support Programs
This publication was made possible through support provided to Cultural Practice LLC by the Bureau of Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Collaborative Research Support Programs. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID.
Created in 1977, under Title XII of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975, the CRSPs focus the scientific expertise of U.S. universities on improving agricultural productivity and marketing systems and enhancing food security in both the U.S and in developing countries.
The U.S. Congress authorized USAID to provide program support for long-term collaborative university research and coordination with other Federal and State efforts. In October 2000 Title XII was reauthorized, continuing these long-term collaborative university research programs “to achieve the mutual goals among nations of ensuring food security, human health, agricultural growth, trade expansion, and the wise and sustainable use of natural resources.”
CRSP Impacts in the U.S. and Abroad
• In 2005 INTSORMIL CRSP’s work on new germplasms contributed to $680 million worth of grain production in the U.S.• Approximately 30 percent of grain in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal is stored using the Dry Grain Pulses CRSP-
developed double and triple bagging or closed metal drum storage techniques. • Through a parasitoid release by the IPM CRSP for papaya mealybug mulberry, papaya, and cassava growers in India increased profits by $104 million in
the first year.• Peanut CRSP research has been used in the U.S. to promote peanut consumption, helping to reverse a 5-year (18%) decline in consumption of peanut
products. The impact of Peanut CRSP research has been estimated by the industry to be worth as much as $500 million annually.
Alabama A&M Univ.
Auburn Univ.
Bridgewater State Univ.
Clemson Univ.
Colorado State Univ.*
Cornell Univ.
Deleware State Univ.
Duke Univ.
Florida A&M
Florida Intl. Univ.
Fort Valley State Univ.
George Mason Univ.
Georgia Tech.
Georgia State Univ.
Harvard Univ.
Iowa State Univ.
Johns Hopkins Univ.
Kansas State Univ.
Tuskegee Univ.
Univ. of Alabama
Univ. of Arizona
Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Univ. of California-Berkeley
Univ. of California-Davis**
Univ. of California-Riverside
Univ. of California-San Diego
Univ. of Colorado
Univ. of Connecticut
Univ. of Conn. –Avery Point
Univ. of Denver
Univ. of Florida
Univ. of Georgia*
Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo
Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Univ. of Michigan *Management Entity
Louisiana State Univ.
MIT
Michigan State Univ.*
Montana State Univ.
NM State Univ.
NCA&T
North Carolina State Univ.
North Carolina Univ.
Ohio State Univ.
Oregon State Univ.*
Penn State Univ.
Purdue Univ.
Rutgers Univ.
Syracuse Univ.
Tennessee State Univ.
Texas A&M Univ.
Texas Tech Univ.
Tufts Univ.*
U.S. University Partners 2011 - 2012
Univ. of Minnesota
Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln*
Univ. of Puerto Rico
Univ. of Rhode Island
Univ. of San Francisco
Univ. of Tennessee
Univ. of Texas
Univ. of Vermont
Univ. of Wisconsin
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Univ. of Wyoming
Virginia State Univ.
Virginia Tech**
Washington State Univ.
West Texas A&M Univ.
Yale Univ.
History of the CRSPs
Current CRSP PhasesAquaFish (2006-2012)
BASIS AMA (2012-2017)Dry Grain Pulses (2007-2012)Global Nutrition (2010-2015)
Horticulture (2010-2015)IPM (2009-2014)
Livestock-Climate Change (2010-2015)Peanut (2007-2012)
SANREM (2009-2014)Sorghum, Millet and Other Grains (INTSORMIL)
(2006 - 2013)
CRSP project countriesCRSP project and Feed the Future priority countries
Feed the Future and the CRSPs
The U.S. Government’s Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative supports country-driven approaches
to address the root causes of hunger and poverty. The CRSPs are well positioned to achieve FTF
objectives. The CRSPs focus the best of U.S. university scientific expertise
and development experience to create new knowledge, to train students, farmers,
and entrepreneurs, and to tackle the thorniest of agricultural development questions. The
CRSPs carry out USAID’s agricultural goals in each of the FTF priority countries.
Prepared by the CRSP Digest Project.
CRSPs benefit U.S. and developing country farmers
51% MEN
48%
WOMEN
1%
Unknown
CRSP Graduate-‐level Degree Training
FY 07 -‐ FY 11
US and Canada
23%
La,n America and the Caribbean
22%
Asia 21%
Sub-‐Saharan Africa 25%
Europe and Eurasia 2%
Middle East
2%
Not Repor,ng
5%
CRSP Student Overview: 1978-2011
• At least 3,791 students trained 30% PhDs 40% Master’s 20% Bachelor’s 10% Not reporting• Came from 130 countries• Studied in 36 of the 50 U.S. states• The top states include Texas, Indiana, Nebraska, and Kansas• CRSP Graduate-level Degree Students: 58% men, 32% women, 10% not reported 1978-2011• The most common fields of study include entomology, agronomy, food science and breeding• CRSP students become leaders in their fields to shape agricultural programs and policies in
international and national institutions
The CRSPs have significantly increased women’s participation in their degree programs.
• An INTSORMIL CRSP Production-Marketing Project made income gains from both yield and price increase. Sorghum yields of 118 project farmers in Gabi, Niger increased 428% (2.14 t/ha) over traditional farmer average yields (0.5 t/ha). Price increases due to the marketing strategy were 56% in Niger, 55% in Senegal and 31% in Mali.
• The AquaFish CRSP established a training center in Nicaragua that provides information to producers about best practices for handling cockles, helping to increase incomes and improve the quality and safety of this important source of protein for local communities.
• Through an immediate impact project the Horticulture CRSP helped to build a viable market structure for production, processing, and sale of orange fleshed sweet potato in Ghana to increase food security, nutrient intake, and incomes.