The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking proposals for agricultural research with the potential to increase the sustainable productivity of smallholder farmers in developing countries. Sustainable productivity includes tackling the underlying social and economic determinants of productivity, such as gender equity, environmental issues, and healthy, diverse diets.

With this call, we are looking for projects led by MSc and PhD scientists at national agricultural research institutions and universities in sub-Saharan Africa, working in collaboration with other researchers internationally (either within Africa or beyond the continent).

The 2014 PEARL call is restricted to proposals relevant to staple crops grown in Africa. (Please note we hope to offer future competitive opportunities for livestock research, but livestock-related proposals will not be considered in the current call.)

Pre-proposal deadline: September 7th, 2014
Full proposals invited: November 2014

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