Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Grant

Organization - Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology
Grant Amount - $220,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - in support of a project to increase its capacity to develop and distribute drought-tolerant rice varieties to rice farming communities in the drought-prone regions of central and eastern India


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