Once again,
Bill Gates gets it! With world leaders in my neighborhood for the UN General Asssembly to discuss the
Millenium Development Goals, and
President Bush's speech totally avoiding anything to do with the MDGs and things other than terrorism,
someone is actually trying to do something! Human rights groups and humanitarian organizations have long been saying that importing US/European food is not the answer to
hunger around the world.
Rather than simply buying the farmers' crops outright, much of the money will go to teaching better farming methods, and to helping them store their crops in warehouses, plant higher-yield seeds, and transport their produce to customers.
What a concept! Way to go B (also WFP and Howard G. Buffett Foundation)! I hope this becomes something sustainable over time.
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