BusinessGreen: British scientists have secured a $10m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop genetically modified corn, wheat, and rice that requires no fertiliser. The work at the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich is aiming to improve the lives of subsistence farmers in Africa, many of whom can not afford the fertilisers currently required to boost yields. But the centre said there could also be associated environmental benefits, as making and applying fertiliser contributes half the...
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