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The RIPE project receives additional $13 million to accelerate progress in redesigning photosynthesis
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation increases RIPE project investment to complement support from FFAR and DFID to improve yields for farmers worldwide This week, families across the U.S. will gather around Thanksgiving tables in a traditional celebration of the season’s bounty. By improving how key crops transform sunlight into yield,
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USAID Announces Winners of the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize
FFAR and partners award $450,000 to top digital solutions to combat an invasive agricultural pest in Africa CAPE TOWN (Nov. 14, 2018) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Land O’Lakes International Development, and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the six winners of the Feed
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Meet One of The Fall Armyworm Tech Prize Partners
Fall armyworm is a damaging pest that attacks over 80 different plant species. Agriculture experts estimate this pest could cause between $2.4 and $6.2 billion in losses for maize, a staple crop in Africa. Crops like sorghum, rice and sugarcane are also at risk. Unchecked, fall armyworm is a threat
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