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| from illi edu
"The mission of Soybean Innovation Lab is to provide researchers, extensionists, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and funders operating across the entire value chain the critical information and technology needed for the successful advancement of soybean development in Africa."
from google A.I. (experimental)
"he Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to improve food security and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa by developing sustainable soybean production.
Purpose
Provide researchers, extensionists, and the private sector with information and technology to advance soybean development in Africa
Enable sustainable livelihoods through profitable soybean production
Improve food security and nutrition around the world
Research
Investigate the viability of soybean production for smallholder farmers
Address whether soybean prices are abnormally low
Look at soybean grain and seed quality
Innovations
SMART Farms: Identify custom input bundles for growers
Multi-Crop Thresher: Reduces threshing time by 80 percent
Locally adapted soybean seed varieties: Developed 55 varieties that are now under release
Low-cost input bundles: Produced bundles that yield 260% more than standard practice"
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