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WE ALSO INITIATED A NEW CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, THE SUBTERRANEAN INFLUENCES ON NITROGEN AND CARBON (SINC) CENTER TO HARNESS THE POWER OF PLANTS AND MICROBES TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE. WE SET IN PLACE NEW MECHANISMS TO MOVE DISCOVERIES FROM THE LAB TO THE MARKETPLACE WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF A START-UP INITIATIVE, WITH THE GOAL OF ACCELERATING NEW COMPANY FORMATION BASED ON OUR TECHNOLOGIES. AND OUR COMMITTED EFFORTS TO DELIVER IMPROVED CROPS FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS. TOOK MAJOR STEPS FORWARD WITH COMMERCIALIZATION OF INSECT-RESISTANT COWPEAS IN NIGERIA AND APPROVAL OF VIRUS-RESISTANT CASSAVA IN KENYA. 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