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BEAN/COWPEA COLLABORATIVE
RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM

Latin America/Caribbean Workplan for FY 03

LAC1-A1 :  Assessment of Constraints to Expanding Bean Supply in Central America
LAC1-A2 :  Enhancement of the Sustainability of Bean Production Systems Through Technology and Policies that Improve Production Management (REVISED 9/18/02)
LAC1-A3 :  Enhancement of Demand and Market Opportunities for Beans and Value-Added Products from Central America and the U.S.
LAC2-A1 :  Enhanced Bean Utilization in the U.S. and Central America
LAC3-A1 :  Increasing Knowledge on the Nutritional and Health Benefits of Beans and Cowpeas as Related to Reducing the Incidences of Cancers and Chronic Diseases
LAC-CC1-A2 :  Gender and Participatory Research in the Improvement of Bean Varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Seed Production Systems in the Andean Highlands of Ecuador
LAC4-A1 :  Genetic Improvement of Bean Adaptation to Low Fertility Soil
LAC5-A1 :  Develop Improved Bean Cultivars for the Lowland Production Regions of Central America and the Caribbean
LAC5-A2 :  Develop Sustainable Disease Management Strategies for Bean Rust, Web Blight and Bean Golden Yellow Mosaic
LAC6-A1 :  Development of Improved Bean Cultivars for Highland Production Regions
LAC6-A2 :  Identification and Deployment of Resistance Genes for Anthracnose, Rust and Drought in Beans for the Highlands Using Modern Molecular Genetics Tools

TRAINING PLAN:
Training Summary Sheet
Degree and Short-Term Training Activities

CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES:
CC1-A3 :  Bean- and Cowpea-Based Foods for Micro- and Small Enterprise Development:  Integrating Perspectives from Food Technology, Nutrition and Agricultural Economics
CC2-A1 :  The Impact of Bean Research in Michigan
Degree Training