Where is research on famine-resistent or desert-adapted crops being undertaken?

Question

My 19-year-old cousin is a sophmore in college and has decided to make it his mission in life to help end hunger in Africa. One of the possible ways of doing this is to study how to use GMOs to enable a sustainable food supply. He's looking for a school that focuses on this sort of research. He's also looking for NGOs that work on this problem.

I know GMOs and sustainable development don't always go hand-in-hand. Do you have a better suggestion? I'm not well-versed on this topic and would welcome the help.

Answer 1

Belgium. They're all over the Cavendish banana crisis, for one.

Answer 2

Israel