Gates Foundation and Federal Government Pledge $48-Million for Agriculture
March 31, 2009
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Fund are joining forces on a five-year, $48-million project to support agriculture in the developing world, the Associated Press reports.
The program will seek proposals to deal with droughts, pests, disease, soil quality, and other problems plaguing small farmers.
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