Agency:
Foundation
for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Description:
The
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) is seeking applications
through our Crops of the Future Consortium (COTF). COTF is a public-private
collaborative formed by FFAR to solve research gaps common across the Ag
industry. We are seeking innovative and potentially revolutionary research
focused on ensuring under-appreciated crops also benefit from recent advances
and emerging technologies for genotype-independent regeneration of fertile
plants to foster application of rapid breeding methods such as in
vitro double haploid production and genome editing.
In
accordance with the above intent, the successful research project should focus
on a genotype-independent technology/approach that would be applicable
to multiple crop species. Solutions that are customized to a single
species or select genotypes are not considered within scope. FFAR is open
to considering all proposed crop species, providing they meet the criteria
of:
i.
well
suited for sustainable agriculture;
ii.
have
value to human nutrition;
iii.
can
be considered an “under-appreciated” crop; and
iv.
have not yet
benefited from rapid breeding methods. Under this criterion, a selected crop
may have experienced some progress in regeneration research yet would still be
eligible provided it meets all four of the above criteria.
Closing
Date:
July
8, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement:
https://foundationfar.org/crop-breeding-tools-rfa/
Contact
Information: