In 2012, the Government of the United Kingdom along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided US$14 million over three years towards the C4 Rice Project at the International Rice Research Institute.
En 2012, o goberno do Reino Unido xunto coa Fundación Bill e Melinda Gates financiou con 14 millóns de dólares en 3 anos este proxecto do arroz C4 do International Rice Research Institute.