Request for Information (RFI) Asian Agricultural Technology: Spurring Innovation, Transfer, Adaptation, and Uptake

Funding Opportunity Number: RFI-486-15-GDO-AGRITECH Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: OtherCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAID-THAClosing Date: Oct 16, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Oct 03, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The United States Agency for International Development, Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA), is hereby issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for the anticipated ?Asian Agricultural Technology Innovation and Transfer? activity. The RFI offers the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for facilitating the creation and diffusion of agricultural technologies within the South and Southeast Asia regions. Stakeholders in the region, including farmers, policy-makers, researchers and the private sector, have identified technology transfer as holding great promise in addressing food security concerns in some of the poorest countries. The diversity across the region is an opportunity for stakeholders to learn from each other and share knowledge and materials across borders to provide improved tools for agricultural production and to reduce post-harvest loss, as well as stronger management systems, to their low-income farmers. As a regional mission, USA...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding