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Bill Gates Donates Millions To MSU

POSTED: Friday, October 3, 2008
UPDATED: 6:18 pm EDT October 3, 2008

One of the richest men in the world has given a hand to Michigan State University.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving MSU a $4 million grant to study farming in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The money will go to increase farm productivity and create better markets in countries like Kenya, Zambia and Mozambique.

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