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2009-10-19 | permalink
Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix thruogh GE crops
The fight to end hunger is being hurt by environmentalists who insist that genetically modified crops cannot be used in Africa, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of software giant Microsoft, said on Thursday. Gates said GMO crops, fertilizer and chemicals are important tools -- although not the only tools -- to help small farms in Africa boost production.
- Reuters, UK: Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix
- Des Moines Register, USA: Gates chides critics, defends biotech crops
- Des Moines Register, USA: Gates calls biotech seeds critical to fighting hunger
- Seattle Times, USA: Bill Gates calls for new green revolution in agriculture
- Star Tribune, USA: Bill Gates helps to seed Africa’s future
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2009-10-19 | permalink
Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix thruogh GE crops
The fight to end hunger is being hurt by environmentalists who insist that genetically modified crops cannot be used in Africa, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of software giant Microsoft, said on Thursday. Gates said GMO crops, fertilizer and chemicals are important tools -- although not the only tools -- to help small farms in Africa boost production.
- Reuters, UK: Bill Gates says ideology threatens hunger fix
- Des Moines Register, USA: Gates chides critics, defends biotech crops
- Des Moines Register, USA: Gates calls biotech seeds critical to fighting hunger
- Seattle Times, USA: Bill Gates calls for new green revolution in agriculture
- Star Tribune, USA: Bill Gates helps to seed Africa’s future
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