International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Grant

Organization - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Grant Amount - $1,182,800
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of an integrated African network entitled New Seed Initiative for Maize in Southern Africa which will deliver new drought-tolerant maize varieties to farmers in southern Africa


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