Grantee Profile
Bayero University, Kano
Grants to Bayero University, Kano
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$800,000Active Strategy
2011 (Duration 3 years)
Higher Education in Russia & Africa
KANO, NIGERIA — To establish a Center for Dryland Agriculture (over three years).
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$43,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Higher Education in Russia & Africa
KANO, NIGERIA — To plan and prepare activities for the establishment of a University Center for Dryland Agriculture.
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Bayero University, Kano $843,000 between 2010 and 2013.
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