Four students of the Tamil Nadu Agriulture University (TNAU) here have received the prestigious Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Programme (MBBISP), research scholarships.
The students, Bharathi Ramadoss, Pilomin Juliana, Ashish Rajurkar and Sumeet Prabhakar Mankar are amongst the 24 from the country to have recently won the scholarships, a Monsanto release said here today.
The awarding-winning work of the Indian students includes promising breeding research in enhancement of rice and wheat production.
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The programme has provided financial support of approximately USD 3,42,287 to the winners from TNAU that has helped them in pursuing their Ph.D in plant breeding of wheat or rice at top agricultural universities in India and abroad, it said.
MBBISP is a global programme that receives applications from young researchers in the field of agriculture.
Since its launch in India in 2009, the country has achieved a milestone of highest number of winners with 24 MBBISP scholars, out of a total of 89 awardees worldwide.
It aims to ignite the minds of bright young Indian researchers to innovate and share their vision of Indian agriculture and help farmers produce more from the same amount of land.
MBBISP is administered by Texas AgriLife Research, an agency of the US-based Texas A&M University System.
The establishment of MBBISP is part of Monsanto's three-point commitment to help increase global food production in the face of growing demand, limited natural resources and a changing climate, the release added.
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