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  1. Perennial rice incorporates African wild rice genes and halves production cost l BGI Perspectives https://www.bgi.com/global/news/perennial-rice-incorporates-african-wild-rice-genes-and-halves-production-cost-l-bgi-perspectives
  2. Gene Editing: A 21st Century Tool to Combat Climate Change https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2022/01/25/gene_editing_a_21st_century_tool_to_combat_climate_change_813480.html
  3. The Future of Plant Breeding in Africa: An Interview With Dr. Rita Mumm https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/731861-future-plant-breeding-africa-interview-dr-rita-mumm
  4. Reference genome of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa), a tool for predictive breeding – Interview with scientists! https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/news-article/reference-genome-of-the-shea-tree-vitellaria-paradoxa-now-available/
  5. Illumina Announces African Orphan Crops Consortium to Receive Agricultural Greater Good Initiative Granthttps://emea.illumina.com/company/news-center/press-releases/2015/2004944.html
  6. Using science to progress food's future: Q&A with the VP of the Mars Advanced Research Institute https://www.fooddive.com/news/using-science-to-progress-foods-future-qa-with-the-vp-of-the-mars-advanc/587597/
  7. Investing in 101 Futures https://theaggie.org/2019/04/22/investing-in-101-futures/
  8. Promoting early-maturing, oil-rich shea trees and holding off the charcoal threat http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2016/07/21/promoting-early-maturing-oil-rich-shea-trees-and-holding-off-the-charcoal-threat/
  9. Africa must re-adopt its orphan crops in the face of a changing environment http://theconversation.com/africa-must-re-adopt-its-orphan-crops-in-the-face-of-a-changing-environment-78197
  10. AgDaily: https://www.agdaily.com/news/benson-hill-biosystems-helps-combat-malnutrition-africa/
  11. AgriMarketing: https://www.agrimarketing.com/s/121583
  12. Seed Daily: http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/prnewswire-seeddaily-news.html?rkey=20190115CG24872&filter=1632
  13. Seed Quest: https://www.seedquest.com/news.php?type=news&id_article=103656&id_region=&id_category=&id_crop
  14. Yahoo: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/benson-hill-teams-african-orphan-222000522.html
  15. Business Insider: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/benson-hill-teams-up-with-the-african-orphan-crops-consortium-to-combat-malnutrition-through-underutilized-crops-1027870846
  16. MarketWatch: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/benson-hill-teams-up-with-the-african-orphan-crops-consortium-to-combat-malnutrition-through-underutilized-crops-2019-01-15
  17. "Sequencing forgotten crops.” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-018-0354-z
  18. No crop left behind: Improving the plants that Africans eat and breeders neglect(PDFhttps://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21731614-nutrition-and-genetics-africa-improving-plants-africans-eat-and
  19. News releases http://www.dowagro.com/en-us/newsroom/pressreleases
  20. African Orphan Crops Consortium Tackles 101 Crop Genomes Training in Africa https://www.genomeweb.com/genetic-research/african-orphan-crops-consortium-tackles-101-crop-genomes-training-africa?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GWDN%20Thurs%20PM%202018-01-18&utm_term=GW%20Daily%20News%20Bulletin
  21. UC Davis and Dow AgroSciences Team with Consortium to Advance African Orphan Crops http://news.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/2018/01/24/uc-davis-and-dow-agrosciences-team-with-consortium-to-advance-african-orphan-crops/
  22. Event: "African Orphan Crops" in the Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXVI January 17 2018 in San Diego, CA  https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxvi/meetingapp.cgi/Session/4974
  23. Promoting neglected and underutilized crops: FAO & African Orphan Crops Consortium try to safeguard valuable food resources  https://www.morningagclips.com/promoting-neglected-and-underutilized-crops/
  24. Meet man who will not rest until he sees farmers growing 101 neglected crops  http://www.nation.co.ke/business/seedsofgold/farmers-growing-101-neglected-crops/2301238-3943102-hqsk3y/
  25. Illumina Announces African Orphan Crops Consortium to Receive Agricultural Greater Good Initiative Grant 8 January 2015 http://www.illumina.com/company/news-center/press-releases/press-release-details.html?newsid=2004944
  26. Video: Beyond the Chocolate Bar – How Mars is Helping Smallholder Farmers 18 February 2015 http://www.farmingfirst.org/2015/02/video-beyond-the-chocolate-bar-how-mars-is-helping-smallholder-farmers/#more-12748
  27. African Orphan Crops Consortium Receives Agricultural Grant To Help Tackle Malnutrition. 21 January 2015. http://3blmedia.com/News/African-Orphan-Crops-Consortium-Receives-Agricultural-Grant-Help-Tackle-Malnutrition#sthash.Q9nhX5Cx.dpuf
  28. Enhanced crops to help fight hunger in Africa February 14 2015. http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Enhanced-crops-to-help-fight-hunger-in-Africa-/-/2558/2624064/-/vo431r/-/index.html
  29. New plant breeders trained to transform ‘orphan’ crops. 12 January 2015 http://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/education/news/transforming-orphan-crops.html
  30. Decoding 'orphan crop' genomes could save millions of lives in Africa. 2 June 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jun/02/genetic-mapping-plan-to-boost-africa-crops
  31. Mapping the Genomes of Africa’s ‘Orphan’ Crops. 26 August 2014 http://foodtank.com/news/2014/08/mapping-the-genome-of-africas-orphan-crops
  32. Improving the African Yam Bean – neglected crop 14 July 2014 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2014/07/14/improving-the-african-yam-bean-neglected-crop/
  33. This crop is not an orphan anymore: it now has a home 16 December 2014. http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2014/12/16/this-crop-is-not-an-orphan-anymore-it-now-has-a-home/