Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Purpose
to increase the yield of pearl millet, which is a staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, by developing a cheap and simple threshing machine to help women smallholder farmers more easily and carefully extract the edible grains.
Division
Global Growth & Opportunity
Date
October 2013
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Agricultural Development
Duration (months)
37
Grantee location
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
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