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Gates Foundation Commits $1.7 Billion For Farming In Africa

AP | By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 08.02.2011

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SEATTLE -- The world's largest charitable foundation announced five years ago it would spend millions of dollars to fight poverty and hunger in Africa...

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Playing for Keeps: Students Who Rock Hunger

Dan Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Silverstein

Last week, as Midnight Madness showcased college basketball players with visions of massive wealth and self-indulgence written all over their face...

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Criminally Negligent Homicide: The Legacy of Wealthy Nations That Allows Millions to Die

Dan Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Silverstein

Two award-winning reporters have collaborated on a new book entitledEnough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. It is a page turner. Unless you simply don't give a damn, this is a must read.

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Looking for a Greener Revolution: Visit to AGRA

Bernard Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Agriculture, Bernard Pollack, Africa, Worldwatch Institute, Agra, Kenya, Danielle Nierenberg, World News
Bernard Pollack

By building up the private sector and creating a system of agro-dealers to distribute fertilizer, AGRA is hoping to reduce the gap between farmers and inputs in Kenya.

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Women Farmers in the Developing World

Dan Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Silverstein

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of agricultural workers are women. According to the World Bank,They raise 90% of the food, but receive only 10% of credit extended for agricultural loans.

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India: Mathura Train Wreck Kills 21 (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) -- Officials have confirmed that 21 people were killed today when a passenger train smashed into the rear carriage of another train. Police sa...

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AGRA Sets the Record Straight

Bernard Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nourishing the Planet, Bernard Pollack, Green Revolution, Agra, State of the World 2011, Kenya, Danielle Nierenberg, Worldwatch, World News
Bernard Pollack

While many food advocates are concerned about the encroachment of transnational agribusiness into Africa, AGRA is focusing on breeding hybrid seeds locally, a departure from the first green revolution.

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