date:Jul 17, 2012
ses the soil.
The long-term aim of the project is to find an environmentally-sustainable solution for smaller corn farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to increase yields.
Zoe Dunford, media manager at the John Innes Center (JIC), told FoodNavigator that scientists will use the investment to further on-going research.
JIC is already involved in research into how legumes self-fertilise and react with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, she said. With this new grant, the scientists will be able to start investi