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The Peanut Foundation is requesting general and genomic research proposals for funding for 2017, the only time the foundation will solicit proposals in this funding cycle. Proposals should address research priorities relevant to the needs of the peanut industry. Proposal selection and budgetary award will be based on available funds. TPF will consider 2017 proposals…
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The fifth Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress is coming up in March and two grants are available to help offset expenses for early career researchers to present their work. The presentations will be given as part of the main program, providing a 15-minute platform to share research with a diverse and engaged audience. Selected…
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Delta Airlines is testing out other snacks and might replace the iconic bag of peanuts with cashews. Delta is based in Atlanta, the capital of the biggest peanut-growing state in the U.S. and has been serving peanuts to passengers since the 1940s. The Georgia Peanut Commission has argued that Delta should continue to serve peanuts…
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The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development has put out 12-peer reviewed scientific articles in a special issue about aflatoxin. The main corresponding author for the issue, which is sponsored by the International Livestock Research Institute, is Dr. Johanna Lindahl (J.Lindahl@cgiar.org). The editor of AJFAND recently sent out a notice about the special…
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The Horticulture Innovation Lab headquartered at the University of California-Davis is offering a grant up to $750,000 over three years to support a research project in integrated animal-horticulture systems. Sept. 19 is the deadline for brief concept notes, submitted by U.S. university researchers. The research should be focused on the needs of smallholder farmers in…
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Partisan politics can make it tough to get legislation passed in a Presidential election year, but lawmakers from both parties came together to support the Global Food Security Act, which passed last month and made Feed the Future federal law. In the past, the effort was a presidential initiative, so President Obama was clearly happy…
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Feed the Future’s Partnering for Innovation program has announced a new partnership with Tecnologia E Consultoria Agro-Pecuaria (TECAP) in Mozambique. Partnering for Innovation is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program that helps the private sector to scale and market agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers through investing in technology commercialization and knowledge exchange.
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