University of Agricultural Sciences Grant

Organization - University of Agricultural Sciences
Grant Amount - $45,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of developing seed dissemination systems and initiating a socioeconomic impact assessment related to the adoption of new drought-tolerant rice varieties in southern India


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