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To enable research providers to consider projects for the 2012/13 funding round, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has today released a pre-announcement on research priority topics and funding levels for 2012/13. The full RFP will be released in a few weeks time by MSI. 
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Any request for further information on the priority topics should be emailed to Dr Gerald Rys, Principal Science Advisor, Science Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Email: <a href="mailto:gerald.rys@maf.govt.nz">gerald.rys@maf.govt.nz</a> 
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