Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates announced a new direction Friday as he pledged $306 million in grants to develop farming in poor countries, leading the charge for corporate responsibility at a major meeting of business chiefs. Bill Gates, Bono and Michael Dell from Dell computers. The announcement by Gates, who is to step down from the computer giant later this year, drew attention from the financial woes that have dominated the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Gates received a standing ovation for his announcement at the suggestion of U2 frontman Bono. The move, the first foray into agriculture by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will help boost efforts by the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland to shake off its image as a billionaire's talking shop that does little to solve the problems it discusses. "If we are serious about ending extreme hunger and poverty around the world, we must be serious about transforming agriculture for small farmers, most of whom are women," Gates said.
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That would be the bomb.
Also Bono, the Number 2!
I just think people from America should help Americans first and other places after. Just my opinion, and what I would do.
As for the "America" thing, as an influential country, America has an ethical obligation as a leading world citizen. Are you recommending we cut out all foreign aid?
I just think people from America should help Americans first and other places after. Just my opinion, and what I would do.
Write that to your government. Your government wastes billions of U.S. dollars and thousands of U.S. citizens (soldiers) in a war against a country that's no threat to the U.S.
I just think people from America should help Americans first and other places after. Just my opinion, and what I would do.
Write that to your government. Your government wastes billions of U.S. dollars and thousands of U.S. citizens (soldiers) in a war against a country that's no threat to the U.S.
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I just think people from America should help Americans first and other places after. Just my opinion, and what I would do.
Write that to your government. Your government wastes billions of U.S. dollars and thousands of U.S. citizens (soldiers) in a war against a country that's no threat to the U.S.
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+ 1000
Like biodiesel, ethanol, etc. Doing something to stop these criminal oil prices would help the entire planet. But you know, Bill just wants to do the politically correct thing, for the publicity.
Like biodiesel, ethanol, etc. Doing something to stop these criminal oil prices would help the entire planet. But you know, Bill just wants to do the politically correct thing, for the publicity.
What a stupid comment.
You think Bill is doing this just for the publicity????
Come in Number 9 your time is up. Have you ever heard of the planet called Earth?
I also agree with the other poster that it makes more sense than sending in the military to try and force the changes.
But, in all honesty, I thought they where talking about WoW by the subject line.
/dance
But, in all honesty, I thought they where talking about WoW by the subject line.
/dance
You've never heard of Sim Farm? it was a pretty nice farm sim
Zimbabwe had one of the most productive agricultural economies around. They had enough food for the whole country plus they exported food as well. Then a regime change came in and the farms were taken away from the rightful owners and transferred to what the new govt termed "native people". Well the native people were lazy sobs and people have been starving in Zimbabwe ever since.
Secondly we have a recent event in Palestine. The Israeli Govt moved out a bunch of Israeli's and they left behind the flourishing agricultural business in hopes the Palestinians could take over and make a living from it. They did make a living for about a week. The Palestinians went in and dismantled all the pipes and equipment used in the farming and sold it off to make a quick payday.
You can only help people so much if they don't have a mindset to see beyond next week.
And that's 2 stupid comments awards.
Keep on digging.
The future is farming. When the food crisis finally hits, this will become clear. There are 1 billion people in China rapidly reaching middle class status. There are 1 billion people in India who are earning more each year.
Read "Hot Commodities" by Jim Rogers. Learn something about the commodity bull market.
Learn about peak oil and why small scale, local farming will be the future, and why industrial farming will go the way of the dinosaur. We may not feel it with oil at $90 a barrel. We may not feel it with oil at $250 a barrel. But we WILL feel it with oil at $1500 a barrel.
So, bill gates just want more money.
But, there are a drawback, technology works on a very different basis that agriculture, in agriculture soil and water (and wheater) means everything, you can loss everything in a day.
Oh and that Bono, he's just a corporate shill whether unwitting or not.
awesome! WAY TO GO
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