Transformative work by scientists in photo-synthetic efficiency. It's a project called R.I.P.E.. That stands for Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency. It is a $45 million, five-year reinvestment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), and the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID). Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis, a member of the House of Representatives ag committee toured thier research facilities, fields, and labs. He says he was impressed…
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This can be done by breeding, engineering plants to take more complete advantage of sunlight…
On that note, there has been more emphasis on research dollars from congress this year than in the previous couple of decades.
Rodney Davis is a member of the House of Representatives committee on agriculture. He was visiting the University of Illinois campus to explore the R.I.P.E. photosynthesis research funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.