Makerere University Grant

Organization - Makerere University
Grant Amount - $95,818
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the cost of planning a project to increase the food security and incomes of poor farmers in Uganda through development and marketing of nutrient-enhanced banana-based foods for local, regional and international markets

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