ankyouverymuchforyourhelp.\rM:Youarewelcome.\rText10\rHello,everyone.Itisindeedagreatpleasuretohavethischancetoaddresssuchalargeaudiencethisevening.\rI'mPierreChabrolfromtheUniversityofMarseille.AtthemomentTmcarryingoutaresearchinSenegalforthe\rUnitedNationsasapartofprojecttoincreasetheworldfoodproduction.BeforeIgetontowhatexactlywedidin\rourresearch,Iwouldliketoexplainbrieflythepurposebehindit.Quitesimplymysubjectisrice.Asyouallknow,\rriceisthemainfoodformillionsofpeopleintheworld.Soifthericecropsfail,millionsofpeoplestarveanddie.\rAndtheydofail,veryoftenthroughdisease.NowwhatmycolleaguesandIhavebeendoingoutinthefieldin\rSenegalaswellasintheuniversitylaboratoriesistotrytoproduceadisease-resistingvarietyofrice,aparticular\rkindofrice,whichwillresistdisease,inotherwords,astrongertypeofrice.