Research Areas and project titles
1. Crop genetic improvement for future climate resilience
Project title
Leveraging genetic innovations for accelerated breeding of climate
resilient and nutritious crops
Partners
UK scientific institutions
John Innes Centre
Norwich Institute of Sustainable Development
CGIAR Partners
ICARDA
CIMMYT
Further consortium partners
Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO)
Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Egypt
Qauid-I-Azam University (QAU), Pakistan
Agricultural Genomics Insitute at Chenzhen (AGIS), China
2. Confronting climate change and environmental degradation through sustainable crop management and climate-smart agronomic practices
Project title
iSPARK: innovation in sustainability, policy, adaptation and resilience in
Kenya
Partners
UK scientific institution
University of Leeds
CGIAR partners
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
3. Enhancing nutrition
Project title
Fruits and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH) – Expanded Network with UK Partners (FRESH-EN UP)
Partners
UK science institution
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
CGIAR
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Local partners
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
4. Livestock improvement, animal health, nutrition and welfare
Project title
Defining new phenotypes for forage and crop by-products improvement based on rumen function and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Partners
UK scientific institution
SRUC
CGIAR partner
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)