"The Gates Foundation’s flagship agricultural program...works to transition farmers away from traditional seeds and crops to patented seeds, fossil-fuel based fertilizers and other inputs to grow commodity crops for the global market."

WWwagatwe.comApr 18, 2024 3:10pm

An article on the concerns that African agriculturalists and researchers have with the Gates foundation.

Critiques of Gates Foundation agricultural interventions in Africa

Fact sheet on the Gates Foundation's problematic interventions in African food systems.

Oh dear. Might have known. 😕

Sustainability and biodiversity: who needs 'em?

“We want to take away their ability to survive or even thrive without paying a yearly fee,” just say what you mean, Gates

Farming landlords 😒

Well this isn't bad or anything 🤬

Ngl, utterly horrifying. The idea that the Gates Foundation seeks to fuck up our food supply like they did America's education system is terrifying.

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If they wanted to grow staple crops, in a sustainable manner, for local consumption; they should have thought of that before they were born on the imperial periphery.

jfc

Oh god I just had a brief nightmare glimpse of a reality in which the green revolution didn't happen because someone patented dwarf wheat.