http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/09/13/gates-rockefeller-intend-to-re-create-green-revolution-for-africa Comments for "Gates, Rockefeller Intend to Re-create Green Revolution for Africa" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/09/13/gates-rockefeller-intend-to-re-create-green-revolution-for-africa <strong>UPDATE</strong>: Peter Timmer of the Center for Global Development is <a href="http://blogs.cgdev.org/globaldevelopment/2006/09/gates_and_rockefeller_invest_i.php">skeptical </a> about the program.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/pestUseRev/PestRev_image002.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="136" align="right" /> The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091201384.html">Washington Post</a> reports this morning that the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations will partner to jump-start an African <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution">Green Revolution</a>:<br /> <br /><blockquote> The Africa program will begin with a relatively small Gates contribution of $100 million over five years, plus $50 million from Rockefeller, to fund development of more robust disease- and drought-resistant seeds for primary African foodstuffs, enhanced distribution networks for seed and fertilizer, and university-level training for African crop scientists.<br /></blockquote> <br /> Upon seeing this, my first reaction was to ask what the private sector’s role will be. After some digging, I <a href="http://www.rockfound.org/">discovered</a> that the new project intends to develop a network of African agro-dealers:<br /><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/09/13/gates-rockefeller-intend-to-re-create-green-revolution-for-africa">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/09/13/gates-rockefeller-intend-to-re-create-green-revolution-for-africa#comment Miscellaneous Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:04:29 -0400 Rob Katz 3334 at http://www.nextbillion.net