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Kanayo Nwanze is president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - the U.N. agency for rural development. A Nigerian national, he was previously director-general of the Africa Rice Center and was instrumental in introducing and promoting New Rice for Africa, or NERICA, a high-yield, drought- and pest-resistant rice variety developed specifically for the African landscape.
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