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In reply to the discussion: Huge underground water supply discovered in drought-stricken Kenya [View all]HumansAndResources
(229 posts)26. And they Have Help from The Adminstration On That
Speaking before a crowd Sunday at the University of Cape Town, President Obama touted a "new alliance of governments and the private sector" and the billions spent on agricultural research that "grows more crops"words frequently used as doublespeak for Big Agriculture's genetically modified organism (GMO) technology.
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ok, let the war over the water rights begin. In the end the citizens of Kenya will be the losers
olddad56
Sep 2013
#1
Great, now they can plant corn or rice or some other high water usage crop and pump the aquifer dry
RC
Sep 2013
#2
That is what I think also. Kenya will not be getting any of this water at a reasonable price.
jwirr
Sep 2013
#15
The government of Kenya must claim this find immediately for the good of the citizens of Kenya.
mountain grammy
Sep 2013
#10
I'm afraid you might be right - a PBS documentary POV on Kenya and 2 foreign aid projects that
progree
Sep 2013
#34