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Acknowledgements

This work would not have been possible without financial support from the Georg und Emily von Opel Foundation and DfID Programme Partnership Arrangement (PPA) funding. The pilot was delivered in partnership with the Biosciences for Farming in Africa (B4FA) project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Farm Africa is entirely responsible for the preparation and content of this document.

Farm Africa technical review process

This paper has been prepared by Farm Africa’s Programmes Department and reviewed and approved for publication by members of our Programmes Advisory Committee (PAC). The PAC comprises technical experts, responsible for overseeing and advising the Board on all aspects of our programmatic work.

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