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January 25, 2008 - 23:00,
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IDE Receives Second Grant From Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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&lt;em&gt;IDE News - Press Release&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;International Development Enterprises (IDE) today announced a grant of $27 million over four years from the Bill &amp;amp; Melinda Gates Foundation in support of its micro-irrigation programs for Indian smallholder farmers.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation, announced the project as part of a package of agricultural development grants at a press conference with Amos Namanga Ngongi, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;IDE News - Press Release&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;International Development Enterprises (IDE) today announced a grant of $27 million over four years from the Bill &amp;amp; Melinda Gates Foundation in support of its micro-irrigation programs for Indian smallholder farmers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation, announced the project as part of a package of agricultural development grants at a press conference with Amos Namanga Ngongi, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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