The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Vienna, Austria, has issued a call for proposals for grants to conduct research on proso millet, pearl millet, and finger millet: "Accelerated Genetic Improvement of Key Dryland Millets for Climate Change Adaptation (D24016)," The deadline for submissions is 15 December 2023.

"The IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency], through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) focused on Accelerated Genetic Improvement of Key Dryland Millets for Climate Change Adaptation, spanning a five-year timeframe from 2024 to 2028."

For more information, see: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/new-crp-accelerated-genetic-improvement-of-key-dryland-millets-for-climate-change-adaptation-d24016-0

The application form can be downloaded at: https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/18/04/crp-agreement-proposal-2018.docx

Thanks to Fatma Sarsu (bcc'd) of IAEA for forwarding this information to our colleague and NAMA co-founder, Jonathon Landeck.

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