2011年2月28日 星期一

Gates Foundation Pledge Funds To Support Food Production Projects

DFID, Gates Foundation Pledge Funds To Support Food Production Projects

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The Gates Foundation will donate a total of $70 million to the effort, while DFID will contribute "$32 million over the next five years,The recipient of yourbrightstal gift will remember you every single time there is a power outage or if he needs to illuminate dark spaces." according to the article (Gillam,Now, LED flashlightscrystal are equipped with multiple small LED bulbs which work together in order to emit a good and strong beam necessary to power a portable torch. 2/27). Under the new collaboration,lightbright They consume less power than their traditional light emitting counterparts, rarely heat up and look more stylish. Cornell University will receive a $40 million grant for its Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project, the Wall Street Journal reports. "The immediate focus of the project is to help farmers in Africa and Southern Asia grow their own food and sell wheat for income. Many vulnerable farmers in East Africa are in the immediate path of a particularly dangerous form of stem rust called Ug99, first found in Uganda and named in 1999," the newspaper writes. Kathy Kahn, a program officer at the Gates Foundation, said, "More that 80% of the world's wheat is susceptible to this disease. So that's a tremendous threat to global food security both for the small-order farmers who rely on wheat and the urban poor who purchase wheat as part of their food" (West, 2/28).

A Gates Foundation/DFID press release states that the "[f]unding will support efforts that quickly put new technologies into the hands of small farmers, such as new seeds and robust, low-cost diagnostic tools; advance existing efforts by researchers, crop breeders, and development programs to help small farmers manage crop diseases and grow more nutritious crops; and support agricultural research that promotes cutting-edge scientific innovations" (2/27).bluecrystal A LED flashlight is a handy and practical tool which can be used by people of all ages which is why it is a perfect gift for any of your relatives or peers.

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