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Note 10 - Grant Income
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
Note 10 - Grant Income:  
Note 10 - Grant Income

NOTE 10 – GRANT INCOME

 

On January 26, 2014, we received grant funding of $1,146,921 (RMB7,000,000), in exchange for commitments made by us to the local government of Qufu city to provide research and development for the planting of stevia plants, for the development of biological methods to improve lower-grade stevia product to higher grade stevia, and applying biological method to change the taste of stevia to meet market demand. The grant approved by local government totaled RMB10,000,000 of which we received RMB 7,000,000 and the grant term is for three years, from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015. The Company will pay 10% of this total grant to Shandong Chinese Medicine University for the collaboration with Professor Jingzhen Tian on the related research and development project and a research report is to be submitted to the local government by the end of December 2015 in order to pass inspection and examination for the completion of this commitment. Deferred grant income is being amortized as an increase to other income over a 3-year period using the straight line method over the grant term. At July 31, 2014 and April 30, 2014, the balance of deferred grant income is $536,242 and $631,395, respectively. For the three months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013, grant income amounted to $94,660 and $0, respectively.