Scientists Renew the Green Revolution
Famed Philippines-based rice research unit corrects some of IR8’s deficiencies
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Scientists at the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute, with crucial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have wrapped up a successful 22-year campaign to revolutionize rice production, a massive project involving the efforts of hundreds of researchers in dozens of countries.
The project to produce what is called Green …
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