22nd Innovation R&D Grant excellence award · Agritech
New Dimension DNA Kenkyusho wins JPY2m rice-cultivation grant
The research project targets environmental controls for four annual harvests in plant factories.
New Dimension DNA Kenkyusho has won a JPY2 million excellence award in The Senshu Ikeda Bank, Ltd.’s 22nd Innovation Research and Development Grant programme, announced on March 2.
The project develops environmental controls for plant-factory cultivation of rice, targeting four harvests a year. Kobe Shoin University is listed as the collaborating institution.
The company develops Koshihikari rice varieties using genome-guided breeding and sells seeds. The grant-backed work explores how those varieties could support production in controlled growing environments.
Use of funds
Develop environmental controls for four annual rice harvests in plant factories
Funding history
22nd Innovation R&D Grant excellence award · This round¥2M