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Program Grants and Outputs for Year 2006
Toward the costs of developing and disseminating herbicide-resistant maize seed coated with specific herbicides that inhibit the growth of the parasitic weed Striga
In support of African Agricultural Capital Limited, an investment company established to alleviate poverty and reduce food shortages by strengthening Seed companies and other African agricultural businesses serving the needs of smallholder farmers in East Africa
For use by its African Center for Crop Improvement to provide young scientists from eastern and southern Africa with Ph.D. training in modern crop breeding
In support of breeding disease-resistant and drought-tolerant maize varieties for the mid-altitude areas of Kenya and of the enhancement of improved seed delivery to farmers through public-private collaboration
Toward the costs of the development of improved cassava germplasm and its deployment in the coastal lowlands of eastern and southern Africa
Toward the costs of disseminating seed of improved crop varieties to smallholder farmers in western Kenya
Renewal of fellowship for advanced training in entomology leading to the Ph.D. degree at the Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
For the development and promotion of improved, high-yielding bean varieties in western Kenya
Toward the costs of phase II of its project to breed disease-resistant cassava in Mozambique
Toward the costs of consultants, small consultative gatherings and travel associated with the development and implementation of the improved crop varieties area of work
Toward the costs of an external assessment of foundation funded Ph.D. and M.Sc. crop improvement training programs in Africa, including recommendations on the way forward
Toward the costs of developing high-yielding banana genotypes with resistance to weevils, black Sigatoka, nematodes and bacterial wilt
Toward administrative costs associated with conducting a feasibility study for possible establishment of an investment fund to provide capital to small and medium-sized agribusiness companies in southern Africa
For use by its Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute toward the costs of cassava improvement in Uganda through inbreeding, gene pyramiding and micro-array technology application
In support of its efforts to develop for Ugandan farmers new maize varieties resistant to foliar diseases and low nitrogen
For general support of its mission to develop and implement projects for transferring proprietary technologies that meet the needs of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Toward the costs of completing an African student's Ph.D. thesis on the molecular genetic analysis of important agronomic traits in cassava
For use by its Department of Agricultural Research Services toward the costs of developing and disseminating new, improved maize varieties
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