Researchers at Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. are helping develop transgenic sorghum that will be more nutritious for the 300 million Africans who eat the grain as a staple in their diets. Genetic modification of crops is controversial in Africa,where some say the technology is unsuited for developing countries and potentially dangerous. But the payoff, project sponsors say, will be better nutrition and improved health for many poor, subsistent African farmers and their families who grow sorghum in small food plots.
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机译：Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.的研究人员正在帮助开发转基因高粱，这对于3亿非洲人以谷物为主要饮食的非洲人来说将更有营养。在非洲，农作物的基因改造存在争议，有人说该技术不适用于发展中国家，并且有潜在危险。但是，项目发起人说，这样做的好处是，对于许多在小粮田种植高粱的贫穷，自给自足的非洲农民及其家庭来说，将是改善营养和改善健康状况。
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