Research and Development Network
Country
Partner Institution
Acronym
Relation
Austria
University of Vienna
U VIENNA
Collaboration through review study about the role of plant exudates for nutrient uptake.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
BARC
Dialogue about VFRC’s innovative fertilizer solutions and options for collaboration. Specific attention for development of
mechanized applicators for Urea Deep Placement in Rice, protocols for testing innovative fertilizer solutions and relation with GHG
emissions research.
Brazil
Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research
EMBRAPA
16th World Fertilizer Congress organized by CIEC, the World Fertilizer Society. The VFRC presented on the Potential of
nanotechnology in crop fertilization: current state and future perspectives.
Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
AAFC
Collaboration on review study about nano-fertilizers and plant uptake potentials.
China
China Agricultural University
CAU
Identify options for cooperation in research with specific emphasis on micronutrients, development of curriculum for an
international course on Fertilizer Biology, Science and Technology and VFRC’s engagement in dialogues about innovations in
fertilizers.
England
University of Nottingham
UNOT
Explore options for collaboration involving their fully automated and robotized laboratory with X-Ray equipment to nondestructively observe roots in normal soil.
Germany
University of Bonn
Uni Bonn
Identification of research collaboration, input in further development of VFRC’s concept and in exploration of national and
international research funds.
University of Jena
UOJ
Discussions about VFRC concept and identification of research collaboration.
University of Hohenheim
UHOH
Presentation of VFRC concepts and research progress and identification of linkages to workshops and student involvement in VFRC
research.
Ghana
Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
SARI
Dialogue about need for innovative fertilizers and exploration of collaboration for field testing of fertilizer products.
India
Indian Agricultural Research Institute / Indian
Council of Agricultural Research
IARI/ICAR
Dialogue on VFRC vision and cockpit approach leading to intensive collaboration with the IARI, starting with a review study
followed up by research to identify mechanisms for instantaneous uptake of Fe and P, through roots, leaves and seed coating.
Kenya
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
KARI
Present VFRC’s innovative fertilizer solutions and explore options for collaboration under advanced controlled and field conditions
Netherlands
Wageningen University and Research Center
WUR
Continuous science debates with several researchers, reviews studies performed and collaboration on research pathways.
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
NEAA
Introduction about the need for advanced fertilizer research that has been mainstreamed in their recent research program.
University of Amsterdam
VU
Review study on soil micronutrient and plant uptake.
ISRIC – World Soil Information
ISRIC
Collaborative project on development of agronomic database and go-spatial analyses for soil property maps and yield responses
to fertilization strategies.
Nigeria National Cereal Research Institute
NCRI
Present VFRC’s work and explore further collaboration.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
IITA
Present VFRC’s work and explore further collaboration, being continued with contact for developing a national workshop on crop
and human nutrition, with a focus on micronutrients.
Norway
Bioforsk: Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and
Environmental Research
Bioforsk
Exchange of ideas about innovative fertilizers and exploration of opportunities for collaboration.
Rwanda
Rwanda Agricultural Board
RAB
Present VFRC’s work to IFDC collaborators and explore further collaboration. Training of RAB staff in database development and
geospatial analyses.
South Africa
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
ARC
Discussion about VFRC’s approach and exploration of collaboration and partnership.
Uganda
Africa Innovation Institute
AFRii
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