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UC Davis: To feed the world, light its chicken coops

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UC Davis News Service

DAVIS, Calif. —Sometimes a tiny innovation can crack the world's toughest problems. Take, for example, a small solar-powered LED light placed in a chicken coop in a developing country.

The light stretches winter daylight hours, boosts the hens' egg production, puts a reliable supply of nutritious food on the farmer's table and moves a nation a step closer to food security.

That may leave you breathless, but it's the meticulously strategized dream of three young visionaries, all affiliated with the University of California-Davis. The trio, calling themselves Henlight, traveled. . .

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