非洲着眼水稻产量以期对抗饥饿(2/2)

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概述：非洲着眼提高水稻产量以此对抗饥饿。
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Nigerian-born
Adekoya Madinat
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Robert Guei
U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization
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Plant disease is also a problem. But some African researchers say they have developed rice plants that can grow in areas with little rainfall.
Nigerian-born Adekoya Madinat works with the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Delegates to the Congress called for greater mechanization of African agriculture. And they agree that investing in rice production requires a lot of money.
Robert Guei works for the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. He says that investments in rice production should be a top issue for African governments seeking to end hunger and poverty.
Experts say that currently African countries produce about 12 million tons of rice per year.植物病害也是一个问题。但一些非洲研究人员表示，他们已培育出可在降雨稀少地区种植的水稻品种。
出生于尼日利亚的阿迪可亚·马丁娜特就职于上海市农业科学院。
非洲水稻大会的代表们呼吁加强非洲农业机械化，并且一致认同投资稻米生产需要大量资金的支持。
联合国粮农组织的罗伯特·盖伊认为，投资稻米生产是非洲国家根除饥饿和贫穷的头等大事。
专家们称，目前非洲国家每年的稻米产量约1200万吨。