Deadline- March 4th 2013
The Trellis Fund invites proposals for Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program (Horticulture CRSP) organized by United States Agency for International Development and participating U.S. and host country institutions around the world. The purpose of this programme is to link graduate students in the United States to agricultural NGOs/universities/government agencies and graduate students in developing countries through a unique funding structure. Trellis Fund recipients will be expected to conduct 6-month-long projects. These projects can begin any time after the awards are announced, but must be completed by August 1, 2014.
The Trellis Fund will finance up to 12 projects in 2013. It will support the host organization’s farmer outreach program with a $2,000 contract. The host organization can use the funds to pay for educational materials, demonstration plots, transportation costs, and to provide honoraria to the host organization staff for conducting adaptive research and extending new information to farmers. The Trellis Fund will also pay fellowships to U.S. graduate students to cover their travel expenses to visit with the host organization and for corresponding with the host organization via email. The graduate student will be required to travel to visit the host organization for 1-2 weeks to meet his/her project partners and the clientele farmers.
Objectives
- To build local scientific and technical capacity
- To apply research findings and technical knowledge to increase small producers’ participation in markets
- To facilitate the development of policies that improves local horticultural trade and export capacity
Eligibility-
The Trellis Fund accepts proposals from developing world organizations in focus countries on topics related to fruit and vegetable marketing, production or consumption. Preference will be given to first-time applicants, although previous Trellis Fund recipients are welcome to apply.
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