'Super sorghum' for Africa

This may be possible if a current research being conducted by scientists to fortify one of Africa's important staple foods yields desirable results. An African-led consortium under the leadership of Kenya-based Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International, scientists at the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and other globally respected organisations are working on a project called "The African Biofortified Sorghum Project - an initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to the tune of US $17.6 million.

According to a CSIR report, which outlines numerous research projects being conducted across Africa, researchers seek to develop sorghum with increased levels of pro-vitamin A and E, iron, zinc, essential amino acids and protein prototype with increased lysine.