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2008

VOA, Technology Key to Producing More Food, 19 May 2008

BBC Radio, Discovery, March 19, 2008

tce , the chemical engineer(magazine) “Fighting the Hidden Hunger,” February 2008

National Public Radio All Things Considered: Global Health New Yellow Corn Could Boost Vitamin A, Save Sight, January 20, 2008

BBC Radio, "Science in Action" January 18, 2008

BBC Radio, Costing the Earth, “Are genetically modified crops are the answer to feeding the world’s starving?" 1/17/08

2003-2007

Gourmet, Mission Man, November 2007

The ADB Review, Better Rice for Asia's Poor, November 2007

New Ag International, Biofortification of Crops: An Interview with Howarth Bouis, Director of HarvestPlus, 7 September 2007

cgiarNews, New Partnership to Improve Nutrition, June 2007

Hindu Business Line (India), HarvestPlus Aid for Boosting Nutrition Levels, 4 April 2007.

Business Standard (India), Killing Deficiencies, April 2007.

cgiarNews, Big Potential for Micronutrient Collaboration, March 2007

Nutraingrediants.com, Scientists Verify Bioaccessibility Measure for Vitamin E, Carotenoids, 17 October 2006

Developments, Growing Goodness: A new plant breeding strategy promises to combat malnutrition., 4 July 2006

cgiarNews, Sweetpotato Hip Hop 1 June 2006.

Voice of America, Kenyan Coast Gets Shot of Vitamin A With Uncommon Potato, 31 May 2006

East African, Scientists develop 'biocrops' to boost nutrition , 8 May 2006

CheckBiotech, Experts convene workshop to discuss new technology to fight malnutrition and improve health in Africa, 3 May 2006

Xinhua, African experts set to discuss new technology to fight malnutrition, 2 May 2006

ANBA, Researchers look for new seed varieties to fight world ..., 10 August 2005

New York Times, "Grant Aims at More Healthful Crops," 21 October 2003

Just-Food.com, "USA: Bill Gates Donates $25m to GM Research to Fight Malnutrition," 15 October 2003

Le Bulletin des Agriculteurs, "La Fondation Gates donne 25 M USD pour des récoltes enrichies en fortifiants," 14 Octobre 2003

The State News (Michigan State University), "Expert focuses on malnutrition", 18 November 2003

SciDev.Net, "Cash Boost for Research to Make Crops More Healthy," 14 October 2003

Cape Times (South Africa), "Gates Backs $100m Plan to Make GM Crops More Nutritious," 15 October 2003

iafrica.com, "Biotech: A Food Plan for the Developing World," 15 October 2003

Guardian (UK), "$25m Gates Gift to GM Project under Fire," 15 October 2003

Guardian, "Innocents Abroad?," 16 October 2003

CropBiotech Net, "Gates Foundation Gives Grant to Combat Malnutrition," 17 October 2003

L’Express, "Bill Gates' Generosity”

Pan-African News Agency, "Scientists Launch Nutrition Enrichment Project in Africa” , 15 October 2003

Science, "Gates Gives $25 Million for Research on Nutritious Crops," 17 October 2003

Inter Press Service News Agency, "Alimentacion: Tecnología Contra el Hambre," 16 October 2003

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