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Bill Gates’ plans to remake food systems will harm the climate

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By Stacy Malkan In his book on how to avoid a climate disaster, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates discusses his plans to model African food systems upon India’s “green revolution,” in which a plant scientist increased crop yields and saved a billion lives, according to Gates. The obstacle to implementing a similar overhaul in Africa, he … Bill Gates’ plans to remake food systems will harm the climate

Report documents Gates Foundation’s ‘failing’ Green Revolution for Africa

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Research from Tufts GDAE finds the billion-dollar Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa is not living up to its promises A longer version of this article ran in The Ecologist By Stacy Malkan Massive investments spent promoting and subsidizing commercial seeds and agrichemicals across Africa have failed to fulfill their purpose of alleviating hunger … Report documents Gates Foundation’s ‘failing’ Green Revolution for Africa