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No.
Title
Topic
Region/Countries
Donor
Duration
Amount (USD)
1
Strengthening the Cambodia and Australian vegetable industries through adoption of improved production and postharvest practices
Postharvest
Asia:
Cambodia
Australia
Cambodia
Australia
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Australia
6/1/2010-6/30/2013
107,798
2
Improving vegetable production and consumption for sustainable rural livelihoods in Jharkhand and Punjab, India
Vegetable Production
Nutrition
Nutrition
Asia: India
Sir Ratan Tata Trust, India
4/1/2008-3/31/2013
879,497
3
Less loss, more profit, better health: reducing the losses caused by the pod borer (Maruca vitrata) on vegetable legumes in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Integrated Pest Management
Asia, Africa
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany
4/1/2010-10/31/2013
1,622,980
4
Development of environmentally friendly substances to control bacterial wilt and Phytophthora late blight of tomato
Crop Production
Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea
5/10/2010-4/30/2013
90,000
5
Characterize and map late blight resistance in wild tomato accessions
Breeding
National Science Council, Taiwan
8/1/2010-7/31/2013
91,262
6
Screening for development of begomovirus-resistant processing tomato hybrid
Crop Production
Kagome, Co. Ltd., Taiwan
10/18/2010-3/31/2013
54,081
7
Exploiting bittergourd (Momordica charantia L.) to increase incomes, manage type 2 diabetes, and promote health in developing countries
Nutrition
Asia: Taiwan, India, Thailand
Africa: Tanzania
Africa: Tanzania
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany
3/1/2011 - 2/28/2014
1,622,980
8
Mobilizing vegetable genetic resources and technologies to enhance household nutrition, income and livelihoods in Indonesia
Crop Production
Breeding
Training
Breeding
Training
Asia: Indonesia
United States Agency for International Development, USA
10/1/2010 - 9/30/2014
1,439,784
9
Enhancing horticultural productivity, incomes and livelihoods through integrated management of aphid pests on vegetables in sub-Saharan Africa.
Integrated Pest Management
Africa
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany
4/1/2011 - 3/31/2014
104,966
10
Semillas de Esperanza:Vegetable Seeds for Sustainable Agriculture
Seed Production
Central America
United States Agency for International Development, Hortcultural Collaborative Research and Support Program, USA
4/1/2011 - 3/31/2013
18,098
11
Seeds of begomovirus resistant tomato lines for evaluation
Breeding
Asia: India
Indus Seed Pvt. Ltd., India
10/11/2011-12/31/2013
20,000
12
Strengthening Integrated Crop Management Research in The Pacific Islands in Support of Sustainable Intensification of High-Value Crop Production
Crop Production
Postharvest
Value Chains
Postharvest
Value Chains
Oceania
Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative, Australia
11/1/2011 - 6/30/2016
1,151,250
13
Biotechnology-Assisted Development of Virus-Resistant Varieties and Populations of Squash for Climate Change Adaptation
Breeding
National Science Council, Taiwan
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2014
60,841
14
Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genome (TILLING) of tomato for multiple virus resistance
Breeding
Disease Resistance
Disease Resistance
National Science Council, Taiwan
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2014
60,841
15
Improving Vegetable Production and Consumption in Mali
Crop Production
Nutrition
Training
Nutrition
Training
Africa: Mali
United States Agency for International Development, USA
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2013
1,000,000