The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Foundations Give $150-Million for African Agriculture

By Brennen Jensen

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation have started a $150-million effort to help African countries grow more food by developing new crop varieties and improving farming techniques.

The grant program, called the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, updates and builds upon Rockefeller's similar agricultural...

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