Global consortium forms with goal of speeding up crop breeding

The congressionally created Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) will put $10 million into a new global consortium with the goal of accelerating crop breeding to meet the rising world demand for food, the eight-member consortium said in a kick-off announcement. FFAR said its contribution “is expected to leverage significant investment from partners.” Consortium members… » Read More

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