Collaborative Research and Support Programs (CRSP)

The Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSP) are funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Their purpose is to further agricultural research and food science to improve livelihoods both in the United States and abroad.

Bean / Cowpea CRSP
Managed by Michigan State University

Dr. William Payne (Amarillo)
Integrated and Sustainable Cowpea-based Cropping Systems in West Africa

Dr. Ralph Waniska (Soil and Crop Sciences)
Increased Food Utilization of Beans and Cowpeas in East and Southern Africa

Broadening Access and Strengthening Input Market Systems (BASIS) CRSP
Managed by the University of Wisconsin.

Global Livestock CRSP
Managed by University of California - Davis
Early warning system for monitoring nutrition and livestock health for food security of humans in East Africa
Rangeland Ecology & Management Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) for enhanced livelihoods in East Africa
Rangeland Ecology & Management Forage monitoring technology to improve the risk management of herders in the Gobi region of Mongolia. Click here to view a video of this activity.

Integrated Pest Management CRSP
Managed by Virginia Tech University

International Sorghum and Millet (INTSORMIL) CRSP
Managed by the University of Nebraska

Dr. William Rooney
Southern Africa Regional Project: Graduate training program and evaluation of Southern Africa adapted germplasm

Peanut CRSP
Managed by the University of Georgia

Dr. Timothy Phillips
Sustainable enterosorbent strategies for the protection of African populations from alflatoxin

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (SANREM) CRSP
Managed by Virginia Tech University