World map of completed and current projects at the McGill Institute for Global Food Secirity — Image by Patrick Cortbaoui.

Institute Initiatives in Global Food Security

Completed Institute and Faculty Projects

Researcher/ Principal Investigator	Funding	Focus of Research
Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez	International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada / Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) View IDRC Project Profile: Colombia	Expanding adoption of nutritious, disease-resistant potatoes in Colombia
Vijaya Raghavan	International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Affairs Canada / Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) View IDRC Project Profile: India	Reducing barriers to millet production and consumption in India
Valérie Orsat	CIDA/IDRC’s Canadian International Food Security Research Fund	Enhancing food security of rural families through production, processing and value addition of regional staple food grains in India.
Gordon Hickey	CIDA/IDRC’s Canadian International Food Security Research Fund	Enhancing Ecologically Resilient Food Security Through Innovative Farming Systems in the Semi-Arid Midlands of Kenya
Leroy Phillip	CIDA/IDRC’s Canadian International Food Security Research Fund Read about CIDA/IDRC’s project launch	Improving the Nutrition and Health of CARICOM Populations
CIDA/IDRC’s Canadian International Food Security Research Fund	Improving Potato Production for Increased Food Security of Indigenous Communities in Colombia
Humberto Monardes Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez	CIDA	Reducing food insecurity and malnutrition in Guatemala
Grace Marquis	Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (FATD)	Building Capacity for Sustainable Livelihoods and Health in Ghana

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