Gates: GM foods conflict threatens Foundation’s efforts
http://rawstory.com/2009/10/gates-gm-foods-conflict-threatens-foundations-efforts/By Joe Byrne
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 -- 7:07 pm
Gates: GM foods conflict threatens Foundation’s efforts
By Joe Byrne
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 -- 7:07 pm
GM foods conflict threatens Foundations efforts Bill Gates, speaking at a World Food Prize forum in Iowa on Thursday, told global food leaders that an "ideological wedge" threatens his global effort to help farmers.
Gates and his wife have focused in recent years on helping alleviate hunger and poverty by giving small farmers the tools to produce more. The Gates Foundation has given more than $1.4 billion to agricultural development, and on Thursday announced nine new grants worth $120 million aimed at raising yields and farming expertise in the developing world.