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The authors wish to acknowledge the Program for Biosafety Systems, Africa Harvest, and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center for financial and logistical support to bring together the individuals whose discussion led to this paper, and J. Pedersen and S. deVilliers for their significant contributions during the discussion.
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Hokanson, K., Ellstrand, N., Ouedraogo, J. et al. Biofortified sorghum in Africa: using problem formulation to inform risk assessment. Nat Biotechnol 28, 900–903 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0910-900
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