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KAUST podrá investigar sobre las hierbas parasitarias en África
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Dr. Salim Al-Babili, Principal Investigator and KAUST Associate Professor of Bioscience (PRNewsFoto/KAUST) (PRNewsFoto/KAUST)
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KAUST President Jean-Lou Chameau and Bill Gates during a 2014 tour of KAUST laboratories and research centers (PRNewsFoto/KAUST) (PRNewsFoto/KAUST)
KAUST President Jean-Lou Chameau and Bill Gates during a 2014 tour of KAUST laboratories and research centers (PRNewsFoto/KAUST) (PRNewsFoto/KAUST)

LONDRES, December 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

- La Fundación Gates apoya a KAUST con 1,5 millones de dólares para la investigación de hierbas parasitarias en África 

  • Las plagas de "maleza" causan enormes pérdidas en las cosechas cada año
  • La investigación pretende mejorar la seguridad alimentaria de millones de personas en África

La Fundación Bill & Melinda Gates ha aprobado la financiación de 1,5 millones de dólares para la King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) para realizar la investigación científica para erradicar una hierba parasitaria destructiva en las tierras de cultivo de los países del África sub-sahariana.

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Conocido comúnmente como "maleza" la hierba Striga hermonthica destruye millones de hectáreas de cultivos en el África sub-sahariana cada año drenando el agua y los nutrientes. Considerada una de las plantas parasitarias más difíciles de controlar, las plagas de Striga devastan los necesarios cultivos de cereal, privando a las familias rurales de la región de gran parte de su sustento. Las soluciones para erradicar y combatir la Striga son muy necesarias, particularmente para el mijo perla.

El doctor Salim Al-Babili, que está liderando este esfuerzo en KAUST, explicó: "El mijo perla es el cultivo básico para millones de familias rurales en regiones semi-áridas de África, Asia y Oriente Medio. Striga puede destruir la producción de cereal de todo el año, causando miles de millones de dólares en pérdidas cada año. Además, Striga se está haciendo cada vez más fuerte debido a las condiciones del cambio climático. Este proyecto pretende ofrecer métodos de control de Striga para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria en la región y potencialmente en otras partes del mundo".

Basándose en su experiencia obtenida de su trabajo con el arroz dorado, Al-Babili se asocia con universidades en Burkina Faso, Japón y los Países Bajos para dar luz sobre los compuestos biológicos en el mijo perla implicado en la plaga y para detectar métodos de bajo coste para reducir y eliminar bancos de semillas de Striga en suelos infestados.  

Hassan Al-Damluji, director de Relaciones con Oriente Medio en la Fundación Bill & Melinda Gates, comentó: "Nuestra generación afronta un reto global sin precedentes de alimentar a 9.000 millones de personas para 2050 y creemos que los agricultores africanos pueden ser una de las soluciones clave a este problema. Pero cuando siete de cada 10 personas que viven en el África sub-sahariana son agricultores, está claro que requerirán más apoyo para abordar cuestiones como las plagas de Striga para no solo aumentar la productividad, sino también producir alimentos más nutritivos para sus familias y comunidades. Invertir en agricultores en África requiere fuertes asociaciones globales, y por ello estamos muy contentos de colaborar con KAUST, una institución que se clasifica entre las universidades líderes en el mundo en los campos de ciencia agrícola y biológica. A través de esta alianza, esperamos apoyar las áreas propensas a Striga del África sub-sahariana y permitir a África poder alimentarse -y ayudar a alimentar al mundo- dentro de una generación".

Acerca de la Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  

Guiada por la convicción de que todas las vidas tienen la misma importancia, la Fundación Bill & Melinda Gates trabaja para ayudar a las personas a llevar una vida productiva y saludable. En los países en desarrollo, se centra en la mejora de la salud de las personas y en ofrecerles la oportunidad de salir del hambre y de la pobreza extrema. En EE.UU., busca asegurarse de que todas las personas, en especial aquellas con menos recursos, tengan acceso a las oportunidades que necesitan para tener éxito en los estudios y en la vida. Con sede en Seattle, Washington, la fundación está dirigida por el Consejero delegado Sue Desmond-Hellmann, y el Co-Presidente William H. Gates Sr., bajo la dirección de Bill y Melinda Gates y Warren Buffett. Para más información visite http://www.gatesfoundation.org.

Acerca de la King Abdullah University of Science and Technology   

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) es una Universidad de investigación internacional de nivel graduado situada a orillas del mar Rojo en Arabia Saudita. KAUST se dedica al avance de la ciencia y la tecnología a través de la investigación interdisciplinaria, educación e innovación. La investigación orientada a objetivos e impulsada por la curiosidad se lleva a cabo por estudiantes, facultativos, científicos e ingenieros para abordar los retos científicos y tecnológicos acuciantes en el mundo relativos a los alimentos, agua, energía y medio ambiente. http://www.kaust.edu.sa

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