Seedcorn
Encyclopedia
Seedcorn is the funding mechanism of the Department for Food Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), in the United Kingdom
. It is a major funding source for research institutes and a minor source of PhD studentship funding. The majority of the funding goes towards Central Science Laboratory
projects.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is a major funding source for research institutes and a minor source of PhD studentship funding. The majority of the funding goes towards Central Science Laboratory
Central Science Laboratory
The Central Science Laboratory was an executive agency of the UK government department the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . It specialises in the sciences underpinning agriculture for sustainable crop production, environmental management and conservation and in food safety and...
projects.