Kansas State University agronomy professor Vara Prasad, left, said the U.S. Agency for International Development’s investment of up to $50 million over five years at a KSU-based research center would strive to raise crop yields without cultivating more land. In this image, Prasad visits an agricultural technology park in Cambodia. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector TOPEKA — The U.S. Agency for International Development pledged up to $50 million over the next five years for research led…