[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E610]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO DuPONT PIONEER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
DuPont Pioneer, based in Johnston, Iowa, for being named a winner of 
the 2013 Patents for Humanity pilot program by the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Patents for Humanity competition 
awards patent owners and licensees who address the world's most 
daunting humanitarian challenges in innovative ways.
   DuPont Pioneer was selected for this prestigious award for its 
collaborative research and work to increase the nutritional value of 
sorghum for a growing African population that relies on the food crop 
as a dietary staple. While affordable and easy to grow in dry, fragile 
environments, sorghum is deficient in essential nutrients like amino 
acids, Vitamins A and E, iron, and zinc, and is difficult to digest 
when cooked. Working through the Africa Biofortified Sorghum Project, a 
public-private partner consortium, DuPont developed a more nutrient-
rich strain of sorghum that is expected to combat malnourishment and 
benefit millions of Africans in the years ahead.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent DuPont Pioneer in 
the United States Congress as it continues to work to help feed the 
world. I commend the company on this tremendous breakthrough that will 
go to great lengths to improving food security in Africa, and I invite 
my colleagues in the House to join me in congratulating it on receiving 
this impressive recognition for its efforts.

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