Global Livestock Collaborative Research and Support Program
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The Global Livestock CRSP is comprised of multidisciplinary, collaborative projects focused on human nutrition, economic growth, environment and policy related to animal agriculture and linked by a global theme of risk in a changing environment. The program is active in East Africa, Central Asia, and Latin America.
About Us
History
- Established in 1978 as the Small Ruminant CRSP, the Global Livestock CRSP is one of nine CRSP programs developed under Title XII of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975. The CRSP model, pioneered by the SR-CRSP, was built on the structural strengths of US land-grant universities and collaborative partnerships with international organizations. Four characteristics ensure the effectiveness of this model: 1) Collaboration with US land-grant universities; 2) International training; 3) Long-term scientific relationships; 4) Program cost-effectiveness.
Reengineering
- In 1995, the CRSP began a major restructuring of the program in response to USAID's own reengineering efforts and the changing needs of the international development community. The process, a comprehensive planning and assessment procedure, was initiated with priority setting workshops in the three regions. As forums for client input, the workshops were intended to maximize the opportunity of regional professionals to present their views on the development issues confronting them. The problem models they developed established the scope for activities within the region. Assessment teams, selected in an initial competition, developed projects that addressed the top priorities within the regions. The problem model was the central component of the assessment process with each team charged with refining their problem model through in-field explorations. To ensure grass roots input, over 20 regional workshops involving 35 countries were conducted during the assessment period. The teams submitted final proposals for a competition to be included in a proposal to USAID. The process was designed to be problem driven and produced results oriented projects.
Resources
- Funds for the GL-CRSP are granted for a five-year period by the United States Agency for International Development. A minimum cost-sharing contribution of 25 percent from participating US institutions is required. The projects also receive substantial contributions from host country collaborators and leveraged funds.
Program Goals
- The goal of the GL-CRSP is to increase food security and improve the quality of life of people in developing countries while bringing an international focus to the research, teaching and extension efforts of U.S. institutions. This goal is to be met through collaboration between U.S. land-grant institutions and national and regional institutions abroad that are active in livestock research and development.
Global Plan
- The Global Livestock CRSP global program builds effectively on complementaries between projects in different regions. Centered on a theme of managing risk in our unpredictable world, the program is developing the capacity to predict risk so it can be better managed, improving the tools to cope with risk and contributing to the mediation of risk. The GL-CRSP has chosen to work in ecosystems and regions where human populations and natural resources are most vulnerable, and in most cases, where biodiversity is most valuable. The GL-CRSP focuses on human nutrition, economic growth, environment and policy is related to animal agriculture and linked by a global theme of managing risk in a changing environment.
Strategic Objectives
To achieve this goal, the following objectives have been identified:
- Improve the interaction between livestock production and natural resource use and conservation, and more effectively integrate livestock production systems with the rational use of natural resources, such as wildlife and water.
- Decrease poverty and increase the security of people whose livelihoods depend on livestock by providing mechanisms to manage risk.
- Enhance the nutritional status - and decrease morbidity and mortality - of targeted populations, particularly children and women, through the increased availability and utilization of animal source products, thereby increasing human capacity.
- Strengthen the ability of institutions in developing countries to identify problems in livestock production and develop appropriate solutions.
- Provide support to decision makers in developing policies that will promote: a) livestock production, marketing, and trade; b) human nutrition and child physical and cognitive development; and c) natural resource conservation and management.
- Develop and strengthen communication systems (including but not limited to extension) among livestock producers, policy makers, businesses, researchers, and consumers that promote greater market participation, increase human and institutional capacity, and improve policy.
Structure
- The Global Livestock CRSP is administered as a grant to the University of California, Davis, which, as the Management Entity, administers subgrants to participating US institutions and maintains fiscal responsibility.
- The GL-CRSP Program Director is responsible for program development, coordinating activities of the projects across and within regions, and oversees the daily operations of the GL-CRSP.
- The External Program Administrative Council provides input on the overall program goals, recommends strategies for programmatic development and advises and concurs on the program budget.
- The EPAC conducts professional, unbiased reviews of projects at the request of the Program Director or USAID Cognizant Technical Officer.
- The Technical Committee provides intellectual exchange and input on programmatic planning for the CRSP to the Program Director and the Program Administrative Council.
- The Pool for External Evaluation of Research provides objective evaluations of Global Livestock CRSP projects on an as-needed basis.
Projects
About Global Livestock CRSP Projects
- The Global Livestock CRSP program is not a static set of activities but a constantly evolving and dynamic array of problem-focused projects. The iterative process that developed the original core of projects in 1997 continues as a new research findings guide the GL-CRSP portfolio. In addition to the core portfolio of projects, the GL-CRSP also funds assessment team projects anda limited number of small grant projects on topics of special interest.
- The Global Livestock CRSP has expanded its research to address important topics in the international livestock development sector. The projects involve researchers from 14 U.S. universities, 9 host country, universities, 2 international agricultural research centers, 8 international research organizations, and 64 foreign institutions. The program is active in four regions of the world: West and East Africa, Central Asia, and Latin America.
- Assessment Team Projects: Before a project begins its research program, it completes a short assessment phase, usually three to nine months. During this phase, teams are given modest resources to conduct in country workshops, planning and assessment. This process allows the temas to refine the problem model iteratively, determine and adjust team composition to fit the evolving problem model and ensure that colleagues are compatible and the team is functional. These teams then produce as research proposal for a final competition.
Below is a list of completed and active GL-CRSP projects. You can click on each individual project link for further details.
3G
- 3G is a compilation of research that quantifies and documents the role of rangelands on greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration
AFS
- AFS stands for the Avian Flu School Assessment
BEEF
- The BEEF project involves the study of beef as a Source of Vitamin B-12, Iron and Zinc to Improve Development of Infants Fed Low Amounts of Animal Products
CNP
- The CNP project studies the Role of Animal Source Foods to Improve Diet Quality and Growth and Cognitive Development in East African Children
ENAM
- The ENAM project focuses on Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management
ENAM WID
GOBI
- GOBI Forage is a project used for Forage Monitoring Technology to Improve Risk Management by Herders in the Gobi Region of Mongolia
HALI
- The HALI project specializes in Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement in the Rungwa-Ruaha Ecosystem, Tanzania
HNP
- The HNP project's main intention is Increasing Animal Source Foods in the Diets of HIV-infected Kenyan Women and Their Children
IMAS
- The IMAS project focuses on Integrated Modeling and Assessment for Balancing Food Security, Conservation, and Ecosystem Integrity in East Africa
LDRCT
- LDRCT concerns Livestock Development and Rangeland Conservation Tools for Central Asia
LEWS
- The LEWS Project is an Early Warning System for Monitoring Nutrition and Livestock Health for Food Security of Humans in East Africa
LINKS
- LINKS covers the Livestock Information Network & Knowledge System for Enhanced Pastoral Livelihoods in East Africa
LITEK
- The LITEK project stands for Livestock Trade in Ethiopia and Kenya
LSER
- LSER project involves the Impacts of Economic Reform on the Livestock Sector in Central Asia
MALI
- MALI is Mali Livestock Early Warning and Information Network and Knowledge System for Enhanced Pastoral Livelihoods.
NJORO-WATER
- The NJORO-WATER project involves Water and Sanitation-Related Conditions and Disease Burdens in the River Njoro
PARIMA
- The PARIMA project specializes in Improving Pastoral Risk Management on East African Rangelands
PARIMA WID
PEACE
- The PEACE project stands for Pastoral Engagement, Adaptation, and Capacity Enhancement
PLAN
- PLAN stands for the Community Planning for Sustainable Livestock-based Forested Ecosystems in Latin America
POLEYC
- POLEYC is the Integrated Assessment of Pastoral-Wildlife Interactions in East Africa: Implications for People, Policy, Conservation and Development in East Africa
POU WID
SUMAWA
- The SUMAWA project focuses on Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainable Management of Rural Watersheds: the River Njoro, Kenya
WOOL
- WOOL conducted research on market behavior and capacity building of smallholders to address the problems limiting their market participation. The WOOL project also focused on building the capacity of institutions to evaluate product quality and facilitate transactions between producers and national and international buyers of wool, based on quality standards and measurements.
YESEMA
- The YESEMA project works on Managing National Parks in the Context of Changing Human Populations and Economics: Strengthening Collaboration between Researchers and Managers Working in and around Serengeti and Yellowstone Parks
Annual Reports
Each year, the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program publishes an Annual Report in compliance with grant requirements. The principal investigators for each project submit reports on research conducted with GL-CRSP funding. Each report is the expression of the principal investigator with minor editing by the Management Entity. All individual reports give the name, address, telephone, fax number and email address of the principal investigator for that project. Inquiries are welcome.
Ruminations
- Ruminations is the quarterly newsletter of the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program. It is published every quarter by the Management Entity, of the GL-CRSP in University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
- The publication was made possible through support provided by the Office of Agriculture and Food Security, Global Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development.
Downloads
The following newsletters are available for download
- Ruminations - Spring 2005 - Susan Johnson, Editor
- Ruminations - Fall 2007 - Susan Johnson, Editor
- Ruminations - Winter 2008 - Susan Johnson, Editor
Media
Podcasts
- The GL-CRSP has started a new series of podcasts. There are currently 16 individual podcasts available.
- All podcast descriptions and downloads are available at the following website:
Videos
- The GL-CRSP now sponsors special video productions covering select projects.
- Videos are available are for the following projects:
- GOBI FORAGE
- PEACE
- All video descriptions and downloads are available at the following website:
- You can also access additional videos off of the GL-CRSP youtube webpage:
Google Maps
- The GL-CRSP now has a google maps page locating all our projects by region, including specific pictures and videos.
Links
More information can be found at the following links:
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