Canada's International Development and Research Center (IDRC) administers the Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship for graduate students who wish to undertake on-farm research with cooperating farmers in one or more developing countries.
The research should focus on the use of fertility-enhancing plants such as leguminous forages, shrubs, cover crops, and grain legumes on small farms. Research should seek cropping-system changes that will lead to some of these results:
Canada's International Development and Research Center (IDRC) administers the Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship for graduate students who wish to undertake on-farm research with cooperating farmers in one or more developing countries.
The research should focus on the use of fertility-enhancing plants such as leguminous forages, shrubs, cover crops, and grain legumes on small farms. Research should seek cropping-system changes that will lead to some of these results:
- Sustainable and increased crop yields;
- More abundant and improved animal-feed production;
- Improved soil and water conservation;
- Better weed control;
- Increased biological fixation of nitrogen
The program is open to Canadians (citizens and residents) and citizens of developing countries who are enrolled full-time for university studies at masters, doctoral, or post-doctoral levels. The award is up to CA$30 thousand.
IDRC posts eligibility criteria, proposal guidelines, and supporting information. The application deadline is 01 October 2012. Link