Centre for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas Grant



Organization - Centre for Sustainable Development in Mountainous Areas
Grant Amount - $120,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - in support of a project aiming to strengthen agricultural and veterinary extension services in upland communities that border Vietnam, the Lao PDR and the Yunnan Province of China, in order to improve agricultural practices and enhance control of animal epidemics, especially Avian Flu


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