Giller receives grant from Gates Foundation

3 November 2009

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gives 17.2 million dollars to a project of ex WOTRO board member Ken Giller to improve soil fertility and food production in Africa. Giller wants to raise food production in Africa by more extensive and better use of legume vegetation such as beans, soya and nuts. A consortium of research and development organizations in Africa will carry out this research. More information can be found here.