Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Grant

Organization - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Grant Amount - $300,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of developing a cowpea breeding line resistant against pod-borer insects, a major pest of cowpea in Africa


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