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Second Small Grants Competition Winners

Published on November 17, 2009

A total of 108 concept notes were received and were reviewed and evaluated by the AIT Core Team for merit in accordance with the published criteria and the program's focus. Out of the total concept notes received, 15 were shortlisted and requested to submit fully developed proposals. These were then evaluated by the project's advisory committee and seven were selected for the grants award.
 
We are pleased to announce the second Small Grants Competition winners of the Enabling Bio-innovation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia Programme.

1. Ms Cecilia Oh, Affiliated to the Program on Global Health and Technology Access at the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (Research Area based on Thailand)

Topic: Intellectual Property Pooling and Open Source Innovation: Promoting Alternative Innovation Systems for Public Health

2. Dr Qiaoqiao Zhang of  CABI Southeast and East Asia, China

Topic: Benefits and Risks of Genetically Modified Crops – the impact on the rural poor in China

3. Mr Marlon Sepe of Mindanao Center for Research and Development Cooperative (MCRDC), Philippines

Topic: Impact of Biosand Filter on Access to Safe Drinking Water in the Rural Communities of the Philippines

4. Ms Natthawadi (Sarah) Rutherford, Mr Jeff Rutherford, Dr Tira Foran of Fair Earth Consulting Co., Thailand

Topic: Mapping the Transmission of Knowledge in Natural Farming Innovations in Chiang Mai Province

5. Dr Wei Geng of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China

Topic: Bio-Innovation for Edible Mushroom Cultivation and Trade for Poverty Alleviation

6. Ms Sarah Carter of UK Biochar Research Centre, University of Edinburgh (Research Area based on Cambodia and India)

Topic: Participative Distributed Innovation Processes and Biochar: Carbon Reduction, Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Management

7. Ms Geeta Bhatrai Bastakoti of Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development-Nepal, Nepal

Topic: Small scale aquaculture initiative in Nepal: Understanding gender implications and sustainability of innovative approach

Learn more about their research topics and the Bio-innovations Asia Programme on 8th December 2009 9am during the Launching Event and Awarding Ceremony at the Rama Gardens Hotel Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok.
 
To register, please call Lena at 02-524-5671 or email bio-innovations@ait.ac.th on or before 3rd December 2009 (Thursday).