Purpose
to validate activity and initiate early product development of beneficial microbes for deployment to smallholder and pre-commercial farmers in sub-Saharan African nations to control sweet potato weevils, a major pest of sweet potatoes
Grantee
Division
Global Growth & Opportunity
Date
JULY 2019
Region served
AFRICA
Committed amount
$5,390,737
Grant topic
Agricultural Development
Duration (months)
42
Grantee location
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
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