Investing in agricultural research and development can help poor countries fight hunger and poverty. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
在农业研究开发方面投资可以帮助贫困国家消除贫穷和饥饿。
Nigeria was responsible for one-third of it. Ghana, Tanzania, Sudan and Uganda also increased their spending. But thirteen countries decreased their investments.
尼日利亚占到了其中的1/3。加纳、坦桑尼亚、苏丹和乌干达也增加了在农业上投资。但也有13个国家削减了投资。
Nienke Beintema from the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute led the study. She says new technologies are needed to deal with some of the causes of hunger.
来自华盛顿国际粮食政策研究所的Nienke Beintema领导了这项研究。她说,处理造成饥饿的一些根源需要新技术支持。