The project, “Future Food: Development of microbial consortia as bio-control agent for safe quality tomato” project is inviting eligible applicants to apply for an MSc Research scholarship.
This is a collaborative project involving Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania; the University of Pretoria, South Africa; the University of Embu, Kenya; and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. The project aims to develop a bio-control product using microbial consortia by enhancing natural bio-control microbiomes to control bacterial wilt, early blight, and late blight diseases in tomatoes.
The project is funded by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) through the National Fund for Advancement of Science and Technology (NFAST) program. The project is part of the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Collaborative Call Funded Projects.
The project will support 4 successful candidates and the deadline for submitting applications is on 7th July, 2024. For more information and eligibility criteria click here.
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