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2000-2009 Laureate Announcement Ceremonies

2009 Laureate Announcment

The 2009 Laureate Announcement was held on June 11, 2009 at the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. Dr. Gebisa Ejeta was honored for increasing the supply of one of the world’s principal grains by developing the first high-yielding hybrid sorghum plants, resistant both to drought and attack from Striga—a... [ View ]

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