Purpose
to discover beneficial microbes for deployment to smallholder farmers in African nations to control sweet potato weevils, a major pest of African subsistence crops
Grantee
Division
Global Growth & Opportunity
Date
JUNE 2016
Region served
AFRICA
Committed amount
$6,756,689
Grant topic
Agricultural Development
Duration (months)
40
Grantee location
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
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