Objective: ·
- To deploy existing UK research strengths and/or emerging capabilities in specific research area(s) relevant to agriculture and food challenges in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs); Note this means ANY country on the DAC list not just the lower-middle income tier i.e. upper-middle income countries ARE included.
- To promote multi-disciplinary approaches in addressing the challenges;
- To encourage, where applicable, research partnerships between UK research teams and LMICs;
- To build on any existing UK/LMICs links;
- To develop new or enhanced research capacity for addressing the agriculture and food challenges of LMICs.
Priority Areas:
- Systems that deliver safe and nutritious food for all
- Resilience of the food system to climatic variability
- Reducing losses throughout the agri-food chain and reusing unavoidable food waste
- Agriculture within the context of the wider landscape
- Urban agriculture
Eligibility : IRRI can be subcontracted by an eligible institution
Duration : 24 months
Deadline:
- DRPC: June 6
- BBSRC: June 22 (4pm)
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