Gates Foundation Pours $10 Million Into Genetically Modified Crops
<div class='node-body'><p>In a decision outraging campaigners for food sovereignty and agroecological approaches, the Gates Foundation has <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hKncGGaDi7fyRQjIS0fA5RxKYvcQ?docId=N0203691342332961923A">awarded</a> $10 million grant to develop genetically modified (GM) crops for use in sub-Saharan Africa.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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