Cross-border research project to tackle potato blight

The seed funding will support project activities for up to 12 months, including researcher exchanges, joint workshops, and preparatory work for future European funding applications

€584,378 has been awarded and divided among eight cross-border research collaborations, one of which will focus on a disease that causes potato blight. File picture

Scientists from UCC and Aberystwyth University will be collaborating on research to fight a disease that causes major crop losses and blight in potatoes.

It was one of eight cross-border research collaborations to be awarded funding as part of a prestigious new Research Alliance Award, announced by the Welsh and Irish governments.