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GCP now, then, and after
Where we’ve come from, where we are, and where we’re going Travel with Dave from the beginning – and before the beginning – of GCP, and how the Programme will be brought to an orderly close. Dave also...
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Rooting for the key to more phosphorus for rice
ALL IN THE ROOTS: A plant’s roots are a marvellously multitalented organ. They act as fingers and mouths helping plants forage and absorb water and nutrients. They act like arms and legs offering a...
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♫We’ll rock your world!♫
“It is very rare that scientists can take their projects wherever they go. I’ve been very lucky to be able to do this, and much of this has to do with the support I’ve received from GCP.” – Matthias...
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Breeding ‘sukses’ in Indonesia’s rice
Joko infront of his office at ICABIOGRAD’s Molecular Biology Division. Indonesian upland rice growers can expect to receive improved varieties that thrive in phosphorus-poor soils within a few years,...
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Food for thought on video: a ‘rice-bowl of research’ spiced with flavours...
Steaming rice bowl What’s the latest from ‘GCP TV’? Plenty! With a world-favourite – rice – featuring high and hot on the menu. Now serving our latest news, to tease your taste-buds with a...
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‘Frontier’ science and Rebecca’s ‘fire’– enlisting nature to fortify crops...
Restless Rebecca Rebecca Nelson I’m a mother and a wife. The idea of so many mothers not being able to feed their families, and so many children not getting the nutrients they need to reach their...
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The curious case of cassava’s quirks, narrated in Nigeria
Triumphs and tragedies, pitfalls and potential of the ‘camel crop’ We travel through space and time, with a pair of researchers who have a pronounced passion for a plant brought to Africa by seafaring...
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Earth to MARS! On the way to breeding drought-resistant maize for Asia
Scouring the planet for breeding solutions Bindiganavile Vivek Bindiganavile Vivek (pictured) is a maize breeder working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), based in...
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James, the agile juggler on the maize research-to-development continuum
James Gethi and one of the crops closest to his heart – maize. He also has a soft spot for hardy crop varieties that survive harsh and unforgiving drylands, such as Machakos, Kenya, where this June...
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