Research Grants

ICDF Guidelines

Promoting research for development projects through complementary grants

Promoting research for development projects is the best way for establishing sustainable scientific network linkages and sustainable and consistent networks. It also provides opportunities for effective training and capacity building. An annual program of granted projects will be launched as an opportunity for donors to take part in the global network through identified, regional and inter-connected projects.

This activity includes:

• Facilitating, hosting and managing programs of research for development implemented by research for development partners
• Encouraging pooling of partners and facilitating proposal writing
• Stimulating, fostering and guiding additional horticultural research on problems that are neglected, especially by the private sector, or topics relevant to international development
• Small grants for activities in the developing world including scoping studies, test application of new technologies, proof of concept development, fostering linkage between horticulture and the health communities, mapping and statistics for horticulture

An administrative officer will manage these programs, as member of the Executive Secretariat and report to the Executive Secretary.