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Variant antigen profiling: a novel genomic tool for diagnosis and surveillance of animal African trypanosomiasis. Variant antigen profiling: a novel genomic tool for diagnosis and surveillance of animal African trypanosomiasis. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
GCRF Impact Acceleration Account 14 activities focussing on developing collaborations and international networks to address developing world challenges around sustainable agricultural production, animal health, and human health and well-being. Bringing together UK researchers with academ The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Cattle vaccination against malignant catarrhal fever: balancing pastoral livelihoods, food security and ecosystem integrity in the Serengeti, Tanzania Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) is a fatal disease of cattle, caused by alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 and transmitted from wildebeest, which are asymptomatic carriers.  The disease poses a substantial burden on the livelihoods and food security of pastoralists in East Africa and is an important factor driving land-use conflict at the borders of wildlife-protected areas.  Our recent research has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of an attenuated MCF vaccine for cattle, which has many potential benefits for livelihoods and nutritional status of poor livestock-keeping families and the sustainability of mixed livestock-wildlife land-use system.  However, widespread cattle vaccination could also have some adverse environmental and conservation consequences which might need to be managed or mitigated. As a result of our earlier research, an MCF cattle vaccine is likely to become commercially available, which could lead to significant livestock productivity gains and land-use changes around wildlife-protected areas.  In anticipation of this, and to generate data that will allow preparation and planning by wildlife, livestock and village authorities, this study aims to carry out an observational study in the Serengeti ecosystem of northern Tanzania to examine revealed preferences for MCF vaccine use and the consequences of vaccine use on MCF incidence, milk availability to family members, cattle movements and management, livestock-wildlife interactions, vegetation productivity and human-wildlife conflict. The study will involve household surveys, analysis of remote-sensing data on the environment, livestock movement studies and analysis of wildebeest movement and behaviour patterns.  The project team comprises an interdisciplinary partnership involving veterinary epidemiologists, MCF vaccine specialists, environmental and ecological scientists, environmental economists and social scientists from the UK, working together with government and non-governmental partners in Tanzania. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
GCRF Impact Acceleration Account A series of activites focussed on addressing challenges relating to sustainable agriculture in the developing world. For example, supporting planning and networking events in Ethiopia. Also building links and relationships with researchers across a number of LMICs. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
LegumeSELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of LEgume Choice for Transformed livelihoods Growth in agricultural productivity lags behind population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) making the region increasingly food and nutrition insecure. Legumes have great potential to deal with many of the constraints to improve smallholder livelihoods and natural resource status, either in the form of grains for home consumption or sale, fodder for livestock feed, protein for health and nutrition, available soil nutrients, or fuel wood. Finding niches for multi-purpose legumes could help alleviate poverty, increase food security, improve nutrition and enhance natural resource status. However, despite several decades of agricultural research for development, so far there has been only limited uptake of legumes by poorest farming households.   We will help redress this by developing an existing decision framework (LegumeCHOICE) aimed at increasing adoption of legumes in these systems. We will combine existing data with data we will generate here on relationships between legume performance (yield, ability to fix nitrogen, efficient use of nutrients and water) and interactions with their environment (such as influencing soil carbon and nitrogen stocks) under different conditions and managements, into an accessible database. This will form a robust LegumeCHOICE tool, that we will test for a range of specific contexts and will embed with ongoing development initiatives. It will help inform smallholder farmers as to which legumes to select based on desired purpose, anticipated performance for their own farm contexts, management and economics. This is an important step towards improving food and nutritional security, reducing poverty, and enhancing the production environment of smallholder farmers and rural populations, in particular women, in SSA. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
TROPICAL - Translating Research Opportunities to enhance Pollination benefits to economically Important Crops And improve Livelihoods Research translation grant to enhance productivity and yield stability of Mango and Moringa, two economical important crops for small holder farms in Tamil Nadu, India, by improving pollination service provision. Farmers will be engaged in user-led decisi The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
GCRF Impact Acceleration Account Addressing developing world challenges around agriculture and plant breeding.  17 activities focussing on networking, collaboration, training and development.  Bringing together UK students and researchers with researchers and plant breeders from a number The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Developing research capacity to investigate livestock vaccination programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa through e-learning and a skills school Training award to develop e-learning material to help researchers design studies to evaluate the performance of vaccines for livestock diseases. This will improve the capability of the developing countries in Eastern and Southern Africa to prevent disease The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
ABCF Bioinformatics Community of Practice (BiX COP) Training award-developing e-learning resources to help achieve secure food systems in sub-Saharan Africa. The main objective is to enhance the capacity of African researchers to reap the benefits of genomics data to accelerate genetic improvement of crops The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Scoping the potential for IB interventions to add value to non-food and dual purpose crops Workshop – Exploring common themes between industrial biotechnology and agriculture to increase the impact of non-food and dual-purpose crops. Non-food and dual-purpose crops can promote energy equity and income diversification for farmers and their commu The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
PAN-LASE: Building human capacity in research animal sciences and ethics to prevent disease and promote the health and wellbeing of humans and animals Research training grant to develop and grow the Pan African Network of Laboratory Animal Sciences and Ethics (PAN-LASE) initiative. A sustainable programme of education will be established with training and continuing professional development activities in research animal sciences and ethics in six African Countries The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Bioinformatics & Biological Resources highlight (tools and resources) This grant funds a resource to support bioscience research into plant-based solutions to societal and economic problems in Ghana. It establishes a library and database of plant products which can be accessed by Ghanaian researchers. This resource supports collaboration with ODA countries. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
BBSRC GCRF Data and Resources Extension Award Funding for characterisation of genetic variation and generation of reference genomes from oat and red oat. Oats are widely grown in developing countries and through genotypic analysis of local wildtypes and landraces these can be included in future breed The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Durable rice blast resistance through genomic analysis of the host-pathogen interaction Research grant to tackle the rice blast disease, which causes significant economic impact through reduced rice yield in some regions. This project aims to identify characteristics of the rice blast pathogen, to aid in ascertaining novel sources of resista The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
GCRF Agri-tech Catalyst Seeding Award - Rothamsted The primary outcome of this award is the adoption of relevant agricultural and food system innovations by farmers and other stakeholders in target countries in Africa. Benefiting residents in rural communities in Ghana.

Secondary outcomes include increased and improved understanding amongst UK businesses of the needs and opportunities in African countries; and increased engagement with African countries by UK businesses, including successful collaborations and lasting partnerships post-project.

The Seeding Award funded five activities to support rural farmers, including four innovation projects, that will contribute to improved yields, tackling plant disease, improving food safety, and resilience to climate-change. Seeding Funding will also address the current inequality in technology readiness, particularly in African agriculture. We will support the nascent agricultural technology community to develop prototypes of new technologies that could be applied to improved agriculture.

The innovation project activities were:
1) A feasibility study of barriers to uptake of a low cost soil and manure phosphorus field testing kit in Ghana
2) Genetic improvement of seed vigour in African rice for direct seeding
3) Investigating the potential to produce, and efficacy of utilising, recycled fertilizer in Ghana
4) Novel biostimulants to boost maize production

Building on previous experience and capitalizing on existing business and academic partnerships, we will organize a Venture Creation Mission (VCM) to Ghana. The VCM, running parallel to the funded projects above, will offer an opportunity to work directly with African partners to understand the barriers to adoption and uptake of potential innovative solutions, economic, financial, social, gender or environmental. Equipped with that knowledge the VCM Team will investigate and identify focused innovation challenges, some from our funded projects, across the local value chain and identify opportunities for further collaborative activities with UK science and businesses, that have the potential to expand across Africa. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Improving the duration of immunity for FMD vaccines Follow-on funding to translate research into an effective foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine through to practical application, with the aim of reducing outbreaks of the disease. Benefits may be global, particularly in Africa, the Middle East and Asia wh The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Risk-based pedigree-analysis for regulation of prophylactic aquaculture health products and improved smallholder health management in Bangladesh Knowledge Exchange Grant – building upon previous research, the project aims to provide Bangladeshi farmers with a tool to identify credible health products for use on fish farms to reduce antibiotic use.  The project aims to improve livelihoods and incre The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Development of novel mesoporous silica nanoparticle sensing sprays for rapid field detection of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Research grant to develop and validate a novel tool for simple, rapid, non-toxic and non-invasive detection of the highly-contagious foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus, which can additionally be used to inform control strategies to limit disease spread. O The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Smart' cereals for management of stemborer pests in staple cereals in Africa Research grant - Developing varieties of maize and sorghum to release semiochemicals that repel stemborers, devastating insect pests that reduce yields of these important cereal crops by up to 80%. Benefitting the livelihoods of small holder farmers acros The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems ZELS Reducing the risk to livestock and people programme Associated Studentships ZELS-AS Training Grant awarded to fund 15 studentships for the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems initiative (ZELS). Focusing on interdisciplinary doctoral training to equip students with the skills and insight to tackle complex zoonotic disease problems in The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
BBSRC GCRF Impact Acceleration Account extension awards 11 activities, mainly in the area of crop science, developing new techniques and training UK researchers and those from DAC list countries in these techniques.  Further work was also done with livestock. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
BBSRC GCRF Impact Acceleration Account extension awards 5 projects based around capacity building, training and tool development in DAC-listed African, Asian and South American countries with the aim of tackling various challenges including antimicrobial resistance and livestock diseases. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
BBSRC GCRF Impact Acceleration Account extension awards 6 activities focussing on fostering new and existing collaborations to address developing world challenges around agriculture, animal health, biosafety containment facilities, health, and combatting antimicrobial resistance. Bringing together UK researche The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
BBSRC GCRF Impact Acceleration Account extension awards 2 activities, based in South Asia and West Africa, examined the social and economic influences and impacts of animal disease.  In particular new treatments and approaches were developed and tested. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.