NCBR allocates PLN 150 mln for Polish environment & agricultural projects
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Poland's National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) has announced the launch of the third competition under the framework of "Environment, agriculture and forestry" Biostrateg strategic R&D programme, with a total pool of PLN 150 million.
The competition covers four research areas: rational management of natural resources with particular emphasis on water management; prevention and adaptation to climate change, with particular emphasis on agriculture; biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of agricultural production; and forestry and wood industry.
"Implementation of Biostrateg will intensify food and biomaterial protection. It will also improve the quality of life in Poland," commented Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin.
The minimum value per project is PLN 5 million, with the maximum project duration of 36 months. The call for proposals will run from August 16 - September 30, 2016, while the implementation will be completed by 2019.
