Rice Coordinated Agricultural Project(RiceCAP) RiceCAP is the
abbreviated name for the Rice Coordinated Agricultural Project.
The University of Arkansas is the lead institution on this $5
million dollar, 4-year grant from the NIFA National Research
Initiative (NRI) competitive grants program. Rice is an
important crop for both the United States and the world, and
Arkansas produces approximately half of the rice grown in the
United States. The grant title is “A Coordinated Research,
Education, and Extension Project for the Application of Genomic
Discoveries to Improve Rice in the United States.” The project
will initiate and coordinate research on rice at several
institutions in different states. More importantly, it will
combine research, education and extension to: - develop new
technology for rice production, - educate the next generation of
scientists in use of this technology for plant breeding, and -
through extension efforts, will educate the farmers and
consumers of the value of using genomic informati