News
Global Pulse Research Meeting Held
The 2012 Global Pulse Researchers Meeting was held February 13 to 17 in Kigali, Rwanda, focusing on the theme "Transforming Grain-Legume Systems to Enhance Nutrition and Livelihoods."
Pulse CRSP Researchers Recognized
Four Pulse CRSP researchers—Dr. Ndiaga Cisse, Dr. Juan Carlos Rosas, Dr. James Beaver, and Dr. Richard Bernsten—received awards at the Global Pulse Researchers Meeting in Rwanda this past February.
Deadlines
(This column is updated regularly to reflect vital information for researchers and managers connected to PULSE CRSP projects and grants. If nothing is listed, nothing is immediately due.)
The Pulse 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.
Spotlights
2012 Global Conference on Grain Legume and Pulse Research Held in Rwanda
Nearly 90 leading grain legume scientists from 45 U.S. and developing-country agriculture research institutions around the world joined high ranking representatives of Rwanda’s government organizations, including the Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB) and the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (the Honorable Minister Dr. Agnes Kalibata), in Kigali, Rwanda, February 13–17, to discuss how research advances can sustainably transform pulse-based cropping systems, increase productivity, and improve access to nutritious foods for better nutrition, particularly for women and children.
Collaborative research projects between U.S. university and host country scientists, awarded and administered by the Dry Grain Pulses CRSP Management Office at Michigan State University, are significantly and positively impacting livelihoods, nutrition, and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the United States.
Continue reading on the conference . . .
Scientific Animations Without Borders
Pulse CRSP researcher Barry Pittendrigh, a professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has worked with a team to develop the initiative “Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO)” to advance education in developing countries on sustainable agriculture, health, even disaster relief.
The
new animated videos will be helpful tools in a variety of educational settings,
like this "farmer field school " in Niger. (Dr. Ibrahim Baoua, photographer)
SAWBO produces educational materials for low literate learners using animated content for cell phones that is then voice overlaid in local languages. These short videos—usually just a few minutes in length—utilize utilize the recent technological advances in SmartPhones (which have video capabilities) and Bluetooth© technology, which
External Evaluation Team
Materials for the External Evaluation Team can be accessed via this link.
Announcements
Dr. Cynthia Donovan was appointed as deputy director of the Pulse CRSP Management Office in January 2012.
