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    Can the world's richest man feed the planet?
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    That's exactly what the first Green Revolution accomplished in the Latin America and Asia. "But it didn't go far enough ... It didn't go to Africa." "The charge is clear—we have to develop crops that can grow in a drought; that can survive in a flood; that can resist pests and disease," Gates added. Full Article at Scientific American
    But it didn't go far enough ... It didn't go to Africa.
    Bill Gates – Bill Gates SOURCE: Scientific American 1 month ago
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Can the world's richest man feed the planet?
  1. The next Green Revolution has to be greener than the first ... must be guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and the environment. The last thing anyone should do is create short-term gains for poor farmers that have long-term costs for their child...
    Bill Gates – Bill Gates SOURCE: Scientific American 1 month ago
  2. Three quarters of the world's poorest people get their food and income by farming small plots of land ... So if we can make smallholder farming more productive and more profitable, we can have a massive impact on hunger and nutrition and poverty.
    Bill Gates – Bill Gates SOURCE: Scientific American 1 month ago
  3. Poor farmers are not a problem to be solved; they are the solution—the best answer for a world that is fighting hunger and poverty, and trying to feed a growing population
    Bill Gates – Bill Gates SOURCE: Scientific American 1 month ago
  4. The ability of Africa's smallholder farmers to adequately feed the continent depends on a policy environment that improves access to agricultural technologies, assures market access, stabilizes food prices for the poor, protects the environment and helps farmers adapt to climate change
    SOURCE: Scientific American 1 month ago
  5. The charge is clear—we have to develop crops that can grow in a drought; that can survive in a flood; that can resist pests and disease ... We need higher yields on the same land in harsher weather.
    Bill Gates – Bill Gates SOURCE: Scientific American 1 month ago

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