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The aim of the agreement is to enhance collaborative research, promote knowledge exchange and support capacity building to develop resilience in food security. The agreement foresees joint projects focusing on the fundamental science underpinning yield enhancement, disease resistance and drought resistance; research into crop re-breeding; and the translation of fundamental research into sustainable agriculture practice. 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