The Technical Lead of, the Genome Editing Initiative of the AUDA-NEPAD Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, has described nitrogen deficiency in the soil as one of the main obstacles to rice production in Africa.
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