Xinhua
08 Apr 2025, 19:16 GMT+10
(250408) -- NAIROBI, April 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Xu Xun (R), director of BGI-Research, speaks at a conference during the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya, April 7, 2025. The Chinese genomics giant BGI Group has reaffirmed its commitment to South-South cooperation in the research and development of improved rice varieties to address Africa's hunger and malnutrition crisis, senior executives and researchers said on Monday.
TO GO WITH "Roundup: Global experts call for South-South scientific cooperation to boost food security" (Xinhua/Han Xu)
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