Announcements

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Pulse CRSP scientists at the University of California, Riverside develop high-density consensus genetic map of cowpea that accelerates conventional breeding & facilitates production of new varieties. Please click here for a link to the Science Daily article for more information.

A former Bean/Cowpea trainee and technician in the Bean Program at Zamorano in Honduras, received the Best Poster Award during World Water Week 2009 in Stockholm. Dr. Aracely Castro received the award for her poster titled, “"Improving the Efficiency of Rain Water Use on Hillsides in the Sub-Humid Tropics: Agricultural & Environmental Benefits of Quesungual System." Please click here for a link to the PRGA Newsletter for more details.

The Bean Improvement Cooperative (BIC) will hold its 20^th biennial meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fort Collins, Colorado on October 25-30, 2009. The BIC is a voluntary, informal organization dedicated to the improvement of worldwide bean production. Click here for a link to detailed meeting information.

Implementing the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Approach at the Community Level in Rural Uganda

In rural communities within Uganda’s Kamuli district, people have gathered to share their knowledge, attitudes and practices used in agricultural production, consumption, and marketing, particularly of beans, with representatives of an indigenous non-governmental organization, Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns (VEDCO), Makerere University and Iowa State University (ISU). These three organizations have been collaborating to improve the livelihoods of people in 62 rural communities since late 2004, with the goal of ensuring that positive changes are sustainable and can be spread to other communities and regions in the future.

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Mission Statement

The Pulse CRSP (formerly the Bean/Cowpea CRSP) contributes to economic growth and food and nutrition security through knowledge and technology generation that strengthens pulse (e.g., bean, cowpea, pigeon pea, etc.) value chains and enhances the capacity and sustainability of agriculture research institutions which serve pulse sectors in developing countries of Africa and Latin America.

Pulse CRSP is supported by the United States Agency for International Development and the generous support of the American people through Cooperative Agreement No. EDH-A-00-07-00005-00

Calendar

February 2-4, 2010: TMAC Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico

April 7-12, 2010: Global PI Meeting in Quito, Ecuador

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