the collaborative research support programs

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.