Three Irish agricultural projects have secured research funding totalling €1m from the Department of Agriculture as part of a US-Ireland Research Development Partnership.
The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed today announced the results of a 2017 call for proposals in selected agri-food related areas.
The three projects funded include:
TARGET-TB: Aims to develop a targeted genome edit which would enhance genetic resistance in cattle to Mycobacterium bovis which causes bovine TB. (€325,115).NAGpro: Aims to improve animal husbandry through inhibition of microbial bile salt hydrolase which could promote animal growth performance. (€302,000).AgriSense II: Aims to develop and validate an on-farm electronic disease diagnosis platform for cattle. (€350,000).Minister Creed extended his congratulations to the successful applicants.
He stated: “It is a testament to the quality and value of researchers working across the island of Ireland that they have been selected in a rigorously competitive process from among some of the world’s leading academics and institutions.”
Partnership
The US-Ireland R&D Partnership was established as part of the Northern Ireland Peace Process and involves the governments of the United States of America, Ireland and Northern Ireland working together to award grants for research on a competitive basis.
Funding is provided by the Department of Agriculture in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEARA) in Northern Ireland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the US.
Since its launch in 2006, 40 projects have been funded.
Minister Creed said: “We are delighted to be able to support this collaboration with the US and Northern Ireland which continues to develop scientific linkages between all three countries while helping to make an important contribution to addressing shared challenges in the agri-food sector.”
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Three Irish agricultural projects have secured research funding totalling €1m from the Department of Agriculture as part of a US-Ireland Research Development Partnership.
The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed today announced the results of a 2017 call for proposals in selected agri-food related areas.
The three projects funded include:
TARGET-TB: Aims to develop a targeted genome edit which would enhance genetic resistance in cattle to Mycobacterium bovis which causes bovine TB. (€325,115).NAGpro: Aims to improve animal husbandry through inhibition of microbial bile salt hydrolase which could promote animal growth performance. (€302,000).AgriSense II: Aims to develop and validate an on-farm electronic disease diagnosis platform for cattle. (€350,000).Minister Creed extended his congratulations to the successful applicants.
He stated: “It is a testament to the quality and value of researchers working across the island of Ireland that they have been selected in a rigorously competitive process from among some of the world’s leading academics and institutions.”
Partnership
The US-Ireland R&D Partnership was established as part of the Northern Ireland Peace Process and involves the governments of the United States of America, Ireland and Northern Ireland working together to award grants for research on a competitive basis.
Funding is provided by the Department of Agriculture in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEARA) in Northern Ireland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the US.
Since its launch in 2006, 40 projects have been funded.
Minister Creed said: “We are delighted to be able to support this collaboration with the US and Northern Ireland which continues to develop scientific linkages between all three countries while helping to make an important contribution to addressing shared challenges in the agri-food sector.”
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