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Women Farmers Help Deliver Real Benefits

March 08, 2011 / Haven Ley

Opportunities for women farmers to benefit from agricultural production are now taking center stage in development strategies, as the world recognizes women’s critical role in economic development, food security, and ensuring the health of their families.

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Better Farms, Improved Lives

August 10, 2010 / Bill Gates

With support from the foundation, six nonprofit agricultural development organizations are helping hundreds of thousands of poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia grow more productive, profitable, and sustainable crops.

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Addressing the Needs of Smallholder Farmers

May 06, 2010 / Sylvia Burwell

At the World Economic Forum on Africa in Dar es Salaam this week, participants will be generating new ideas to unlock Africa’s economic potential—from investing in new technologies, to opening new markets for African-made goods and services, to tapping the continent’s rich natural resources in ways that benefit all Africans.

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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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