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A Message to the U.S. Government on Ending Hunger

April 26, 2012 / Roger Thurow

Good work, now keep going. That is the message to the U.S. government—both the administration and Congress—from the 2012 Progress Report on American Leadership in Global Agricultural Development released today.

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Building a Better World: Supporting Farming Families

May 24, 2011 / Sylvia Burwell

Money invested in agricultural development pays off. Just ask Odetta Mukanyiko, a Rwandan farmer who recently quadrupled her income through a World Food Program-sponsored initiative.

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Small Farmers Are the Answer  

May 09, 2011 / Bill Gates

On May 24, I’ll be giving a speech in Washington, D.C., to draw attention to farming families in the developing world and the important role they play in cutting hunger and poverty. I need your help in making the case about why small farmers are so important – in fact, I want you to share your best ideas and help spread the word.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

  • "When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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