Bill Gates has long advocated that a series of innovative agricultural technologies he has funded be used to solve the world’s hunger crisis, which he calls “magic seeds.”
A breakthrough in this field, this innovation is products designed to adapt to climate change and fight agricultural pests.
In a report published by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates emphasizes that the global hunger crisis cannot be completely overcome with food aid, and argues that the way is changes in agricultural technology, which take he already financed.
On Tuesday, the Gates Foundation also released a map showing how climate change will affect crop conditions in different countries to highlight the urgent need for action.
In his call for technology to play a key role in tackling the world’s food crisis, Gates addressed critics who say his ideas run counter to global efforts to protect the environment, noting that these seeds often require pesticides and fertilizers based on fossil fuels.
Critics argue that Gates’ approach does not address the urgency of the crisis because “magic seeds” take years to develop and will not provide immediate relief to countries currently in dire straits because they rely on -food imports or suffering from major economic crises. drought
On the other hand, in the latest report of Bill Gates, the Bill and Melinda Foundation, “the global hunger crisis will not completely solve the problem, and what is needed is innovation in agricultural technology that will help reverse the course of the crisis .”
Gates, 66, told The Associated Press that it was “very bleak for our prospects in 2030,” adding “optimism that we can get back on track.”
“The temperature continues to rise,” Gates said. “It doesn’t come close to feeding Africa without change, I mean, it doesn’t work.”
Source: AP
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