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Program Grants and Outputs for Year 2005
Toward the costs of providing M.Sc. training in plant breeding for young scientists from the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture and from its University staff Updated
In support of research to evaluate the adaptability and seed production potential of the New Rice for Africa varieties in different agro-ecologies and socio-economic settings in western Kenya Updated
Toward the costs of a website, www.africancrops.net, aimed at improving access to and sharing of scientific information among crop improvement scientists in sub-Saharan Africa Updated
Toward the costs of its project to produce educational materials about and inform policymakers of the accomplishments of African crop improvement research
For use by its Regional Center for Africa to promote quality vegetable seed production and marketing to improve the livelihoods and nutrition status of farm families in East Africa
Toward the costs of using farmer participatory approaches to develop and disseminate new drought-tolerant rice varieties to poor farmers in eastern India, in collaboration with the Gramin Vikas Trust and the University of Wales
In support of research to be conducted collaboratively with the School of Public Health at Harvard University and Ethiopian research organizations to assess the effect of maize cultivation on malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa
In support of research on the development of a novel gene transfer method for crop improvement that will bypass intellectual property constraints currently limiting application of this technology in subsistence crops
In support of research on genetic engineering of cowpea to create new varieties resistant to insect pests called pod-borers
Toward the costs of providing technical assistance to enhance the quality of Ph.D. training for plant breeders at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's African Center for Crop Improvement
Toward the costs of developing sorghum with improved nutritional quality
Toward the costs of establishing a biotechnology laboratory to be shared by its faculties conducting research aimed at improving food security, environmental conservation and health in Kenya
Toward the costs of using farmer participatory approaches to develop and disseminate new drought-tolerant rice varieties to poor farmers in eastern India, in collaboration with Birsa Agricultural University and the University of Wales
In support of research and training to develop new maize varieties and seed delivery systems for smallholder farmers in Mozambique
In support of the training of young scientists from East Africa in cassava and rice breeding
In support of research on the genetic improvement of bush and climbing beans for East, central and southern Africa
In support of research on the quantitative and molecular genetic analysis of important agronomic traits in cassava, conducted by a Ugandan Ph.D. candidate
In support of research, in collaboration with the Institute of Rural Economy, on improved sorghum hybrids for Africa and methods for large-scale production of hybrid sorghum seed
In support of research on the characterization and more effective utilization of genetic diversity for sorghum improvement in eastern and central Africa
In support of collaborative research with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture on enhancement of cassava productivity in sub-Saharan Africa through characterizing and combining of new sources of resistance to cassava mosaic disease
Toward the costs of breeding beta-carotene-rich and drought-tolerant sweet potato varieties for drought-prone areas of Mozambique
In support of research on the characterization and more effective utilization of genetic diversity for cassava improvement in eastern and central Africa
In support of efforts to strengthen the bioinformatics capacity of its center, Biosciences East and Central Africa and to use that capacity to assist crop and animal improvement programs in the region
In support of research to develop innovative biotechnology approaches to improve the drought tolerance of tropical maize
Toward the costs of an integrated African network entitled "New Seed Initiative for Maize in Southern Africa" that will deliver new drought-tolerant maize varieties to farmers in southern Africa
In support of its efforts to limit the impact of a new African strain of stem rust disease on wheat production
For use by its International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain toward the costs of research and training of a Ph.D. student in identification of candidate genes for weevil resistance in banana
Toward the costs of establishing and operating a network of Indian institutions and scientists working on development of drought-tolerant rice varieties
In support of research, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, to identify the genes and biochemical pathways determining drought tolerance in rice
Toward the costs of a Ph.D. fellow to study the genetics of transferring drought tolerance from African rice (Oryza glaberrima) to Asian rice (Oryza sativa)
In support of the participation of scientists from Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region in the 5th International Rice Genetics Symposium, to be held in Manila, the Philippines, November 2005
For use in support of African Agricultural Capital Limited, an investment company established to alleviate poverty, reduce food shortages and achieve development goals by strengthening seed companies and other African agricultural businesses serving the needs of smallholder farmers in East Africa
Toward the costs of assessing the effectiveness of a crop-based strategy for sustainably reducing vitamin A deficiency in poor people of rural Mozambique
Toward the costs of research on development of midge-resistant sorghum varieties for East Africa
In support of a project to increase its capacity to develop and distribute more drought-tolerant rice varieties to rice farming communities in the drought-prone regions of central and eastern India
In support of research to further develop and test transgenic cassava that has roots that are less toxic and that degrade less rapidly following harvest
In support of M.Sc. training in agricultural biotechnology for up to ten students from East and southern Africa
Toward the costs of introducing the New Rice for Africa varieties in the Central African Republic
Toward the costs of an international conference entitled: "InterDrought-II," on using advances in breeding and the genetics of drought tolerance for crop improvement, to be held in Rome, Italy, September 2005
Toward the costs of Ph.D. training for a Kenyan scientist who will develop skills in the use of molecular techniques for the improvement of cassava
Toward the costs of developing seed delivery systems and initiating socio-economic assessments of new drought-tolerant rice varieties for south India
In support of Ph.D. training in maize breeding, with emphasis on tolerance to drought and low soil nitrogen, for two students from southern Africa
Toward the costs of developing seed dissemination systems and initiating a socio-economic impact assessment related to the adoption of new drought-tolerant rice varieties in southern India
In support of research to develop a strategy to control the parasitic nematodes that affect the East African Highland Banana
For use by its College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to enable developing-country scientists to attend the Plant and Animal Genome XIV meeting, to be held in San Diego, California, January 2006
In support of operating costs of the African Center for Crop Improvement, a Ph.D. training program in plant breeding
For use by its African Center for Crop Improvement to provide eight young scientists from eastern and southern Africa with Ph.D. training in modern crop breeding
Toward the costs of field research for the third cohort of Ph.D. students at its African Centre for Crop Improvement
In support of research assessing the likelihood of insect pests becoming resistant to insecticidal proteins produced in transgenic maize
Toward the costs of establishing a crop biotechnology research laboratory and training facility for young African scientists at its Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Toward the costs of using farmer participatory approaches to develop and disseminate new drought-tolerant rice varieties to poor farmers in eastern India, in collaboration with Birsa Agricultural University and the Gramin Vikas Trust
Toward the costs of providing M.Sc. training in plant breeding to National Program scientists charged with creating new crop varieties for southern Africa
In support of a conference to explore public-private partnerships to facilitate the development of drought-tolerant crops for poor farmers in the developing world
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