Deadline: 01-Apr-22
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Agribusiness Development activity announced a call for applications from researchers and research teams within its Applied Research Initiatives Support Program.
USAID plans to support Uzbekistan’s academic research community to conduct practical research in order to provide solutions to challenges faced by agribusinesses in Uzbekistan.
Applied research is a source of knowledge and innovation in agriculture. It helps discover new technologies, increase productivity of farms, and improve food quality. In Uzbekistan, farmers and businesses often lack support of the research community and access to innovative solutions. Through the establishment of partnerships between academic research institutions and local agribusinesses, USAID will support local farmers and businesses to use proven successful technologies to become competitive.
The USAID Agribusiness Development activity seeks applications from qualified applicants to conduct research and produce research papers for publication in academic journals. Proposals can include curriculum-related themes for Uzbek educational institutions, and potential practices that can be applied to agribusinesses.
This initiative is supported by USAID’s five-year Agribusiness Development activity, implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan, that supports private sector-led growth in Uzbekistan’s agriculture sector by introducing new value-added technologies and management practices across the entire value chain for targeted agricultural commodities. These efforts are focused on increasing value-added production within Uzbekistan, engaging women and youth, linking educational institutions with private sector demand, and promoting favorable policies for agriculture.
Funding Information
- The project will fund applications up to UZS 30 million. Qualified and eligible female researchers and research teams are encouraged to submit applications in response to this call for applications.
- The Project seeks applications that request funding of up to UZS 30,000,000. Upon selection and signing agreements with researchers/research teams, the Project will provide each researcher/research team with UZS 10,000,000 to commence the applied research as stipulated in the agreements. Once the research paper has been submitted to and approved by the Project, the researcher/research team will receive from the Project an additional UZS 20,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants may submit their applications as individual researchers or as research teams. This call for applications is designed to support Uzbekistan’s research community and therefore, only citizens of Uzbekistan will be eligible for participation in this program. The Project will consider applicants from all academic disciplines, who express interest in conducting practical research to provide solutions to problems and challenges currently faced by agribusinesses, farmers, and/or agritourism sector stakeholders in Uzbekistan. The Project highly encourages female researchers and female research teams to submit applications in response to this call for applications.
For more information, visit https://uz.usembassy.gov/usaid-to-fund-applied-research-to-support-agribusiness-growth-in-uzbekistan/