International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Grant

Organization - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Grant Amount - $184,840
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of breeding beta-carotene-rich and drought-tolerant sweet potato varieties for drought-prone areas of Mozambique


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