the Gates Foundation was involved in getting the strain of "Golden Rice" introduced into India, leading to an incredible loss of biodiversity. I have to check up on that one.
While I have huge respect for Bill & Melinda Gates sharing their fortune, I think the inner geek can cloud his judgement sometimes. There is no "silver bullet" for feeding the worlds hungry, no matter how promising a certain cultivar appears.
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