Reseach and Implementation Program for the 3rd Phase of the HarvestZinc Project

The HarvestZinc Fertilizer Project has been developed under HarvestPlus Program (harvestplus.org) and was first started on April 2008. This project seeks to explore and test fertilizer use to improve the Zn concentration of various staple food crops, particularly wheat and rice. Used in concert with breeding approach, the application of Zn fertilizers to soil and/or foliar further encourages and ensures plants to produce Zn dense seed and also contributes to yield.



Collaborating Institutions:

Brazil - EMPRABA-Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Prof Dr. Robert E. Schaffert

China - China Agricultural University, Beijing
Prof Dr. Zhang Fusuo

India - The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Dr. Yashbir Singh Shivay

Kenya - KARI-Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi

Pakistan - National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad
Prof Dr. Abdul Rashid, Dr. Nafees Sadiq Kisana

Thailand - Chiang Mai University
Prof Dr. Benjavan Rerkasem

Turkey - Ministry of Agriculture
Mufit Kalayci

Zimbabwe - Soil Fertility Consortium of Southern Africa (SOFECSA)
Dr. Paul Mapfumo