VOA慢速英语:Africa Eyes Boosting Rice Crop to Fight Hunger

短语讲解：

1. With this research we try to see how much water exactly is needed for rice production and try to see which genes are actually recruited during the event of droughts.

how much 多少，什么价钱
例句：How much will you need?
你需要多少钱养老？

2. So these genes can be used to develop drought-resistant varieties that can be planted with minimal water and we still have very good yields and food security," said Madinat.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：It can be used to express almost any emotion.
它可以用来表达几乎任何一种感情.

3. Delegates to the congress called for great mechanization of African agriculture, and they agree that investing in rice production requires a lot of money.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：Bangladesh has a lot of rural poverty.
孟加拉有许多贫困的农村地区。

4. These people have to be encouraged so governments have to come out with good policies whereby these companies are subsidized.

come out with v.发表；公布
例句：How can politicians stand there and come out with such transparent lies!
政客们怎么能够站在那儿，发表这种显然是谎言的演讲！

5. Help them to have credits to banks and loans so that they can produce these varieties of rice and distribute and this is what FAO is doing now, talking to governments to set up policies," said Guei.

set up 建立；准备
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。