National Academy of Sciences (Affiliation. See Notes.) Grant



Organization - National Academy of Sciences (Affiliation. See Notes.)
Grant Amount - $24,250
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of a special session on higher education and agriculture at the Second Annual International Symposium of the African Science Academy Development Initiative, to be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, November 2006


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