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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: VIRCA Plus: Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa, Iron and Zinc - Phase II

Gates Foundation awarded a grant of USD 10,455,636 to Donald Danforth Plant Science Center for work in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, dated 29 September 2016.

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Key Information
Awarded by
Gates Foundation
Status
Awarded
Category
Grant
Award Amount
USD 10,455,636
Reference
DAC-1601-OPP1152626
Procurement Method
Grant
Language
English
Awarded to
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Decision Date
Sep 29, 2016
Contract Start
Sep 29, 2016
Contract End
Nov 2, 2023

Overview

to support the work of a consortium of American, Nigerian, Ugandan, and Kenyan institutions to develop disease-resistant and nutritionally enhanced cassava varieties to improve the livelihoods and health status of African farm families

Source: Gates Foundation, IATI activity data via the IATI Bulk Data Service, published under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (odc-by, as registered on the IATI Registry) (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/). Read from https://bulk-data.iatistandard.org/bmgf/bmgf-activitiesdf.xml. Reshaped by All Business Africa into this record; amounts and currency are as the funder states them.

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