Year Awarded 2023
FFAR award amount $809,879
Total award amount $1,619,758
Location Entebbe, Uganda
Program Seeding Solutions
Matching Funders International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO)
Grantee Institution National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
Developing sorghum varieties with high iron and zinc in the grain for human consumption and reduced levels of hydrogen cyanide, an anti-nutrient, to increase the bioavailability of nutritious foods in the region.