International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Grant

Organization - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Grant Amount - $428,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - for the costs of an international workshop for the Foundation's grantees in Africa and Asia working on new varieties of drought-tolerant maize and rice for use by smallholder farmers


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