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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - An African agricultural organization established last year by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has recruited former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to be its chief.
Annan said Thursday that he has agreed to be chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, which aims to boost harvests on a continent where many go hungry. Better seed varieties and water management are among its first priorities.
The organization was set up last year by a grant of $150 million from the Gates and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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