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A New Rice Raises Hope in Mozambique

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Jun 23, 2011
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Mozambique has become the latest chapter in progress toward what hopefully will be a worldwide revolution in rice production, with the development of a new, locally grown strain developed through the efforts of an international consortium supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The rice strain, known as Makassane, was chosen for its long gr…

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