What are the effects of Western billionaires attempting to address hunger in developing nations? Neelam Tailor examines the philanthropic initiatives of organizations like the Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, along with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which they established to transform agricultural practices on the continent. This investigation reveals that these efforts may have inadvertently harmed the small-scale farmers who contribute 70% of Africa's food supply. By enforcing seed laws that challenge traditional farming methods and forming alliances with major agribusiness firms such as Monsanto and Syngenta, these well-funded initiatives have resulted in increased debt, a decline in biodiversity, and heightened food insecurity throughout Africa.
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