The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is putting 2bn into developing innovative farming technologies. The money will be put towards creating more resilient crops that can cope with rising temperatures and extreme weather conditions as a result of global warming. Smallholders who produce up 80% of food consumed in Africa and Asia are particularly at risk from these changes and new crop diseases linked to them. The Gates Foundation has already committed over $$300m to agricultural development projects in south Asia and Africa.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is putting $300m into developing innovative farming technologies. The money will be put towards creating more resilient crops that can cope with rising temperatures and extreme weather conditions as a result of global warming. Smallholders who produce up 80% of food consumed in Africa and Asia are particularly at risk from these changes and new crop diseases linked to them. The Gates Foundation has already committed over $2bn to agricultural development projects in south Asia and Africa.