Gates-funded ‘green revolution’ in Africa has failed, critics say
Nina Shapiro | THE SEATTLE TIMES
When philanthropists spend vast sums of money on a project, jubilation and high expectations ensue. But money doesn’t necessarily produce results.
A case study, according to critics, is the push for a “green revolution” in Africa, which has spent $1 billion to date, much of it from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.





