Our history

In Phase I (2004–2008), GCP’s focus was on exploration and discovery with an emphasis on crop diversity, while in Phase II (2009–2014), the emphasis is on application and impact, centering on breeding and services to breeders.

Phase I work covered 21 plants, while Phase II concentrates on improving nine key crops for drought tolerance :

• beans
• cassava
• chickpeas
• cowpeas
• groundnuts
• maize
• rice
• sorghum
• wheat.

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