Bill Gates has been committed to philanthropy.
Integrated newspaper reported the world's richest charitable organizations jointly Gates Foundation 13 Rockefeller Foundation, launched a hunger to help Africa get rid of the huge aid projects, programs will be Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa's food a revolutionary change in production, so that the region tens of millions of people out of hunger and poverty.
Seeking long-term solution
According to reports, the Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation to form a new "Green Revolution Alliance." 13 said they would seek a more systematic and long-term programs to address poverty in Africa.
Formation of the "Green Revolution Alliance" is the first intervention Gates of poverty and development issues. After many years, their charitable activities are focused on global health and education.
Gates, 13, said: "We always wanted to intervene in extreme poverty, want to contribute to poverty reduction. If we can issue in health care and poverty while contributing to a lot of people can improve the quality of life. Today, no country regardless of size, if the agricultural sector failed to achieve significant progress, there is no real poverty. "
Melinda Gates said she and her husband over the past three years has been studying development issues, on this basis to decide on health care charitable activities, to take action in other areas.
100 million U.S. dollars per year within 5 years
It is reported that in the beginning of this assistance program, the Gates Foundation donated a relatively small amount, 5 years, 100 million U.S. dollars per year, plus the Rockefeller Foundation, 50 million U.S. dollars. These funds are used to develop more disease resistance, drought resistance of crop seeds; enhance seed and fertilizer distribution networks; and by university-trained African agricultural scientists.
According to reports, about a century ago, the Rockefeller Foundation has launched the "green revolution" in Asia, Latin America and other developing countries, by changing farming methods, elimination of large-scale famine. The first green revolution lasted a long time, starting from the last century 40's investment in the last century 60's desired result. "Green Revolution Alliance" plan is the "green revolution" plan to follow and continue.
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