Durbin, University of Illinois announce $25 million federal grant to increase Africa's food supply through soybean research




URBANA, Ill. – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) announced today that the university has received a $25 million federal grant to lead a consortium of universities and non-governmental organizations working to increase the food supply in Africa by improving soybean yields in five countries on the continent. The five-year grant is administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and will be led by University of Illinois agricultural economist Peter Goldsmith, who has 13 years of experience conducting research in similar latitudes in South America.

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Sábado, 2 de Noviembre 2013
Jueves, 1 de Enero 1970
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