Gates Foundation Funds African Agricultural Impact Monitoring

摘要

By boosting farm yields, Asia's green revo lution of the 1960s and 1970s prevented millions of people from starving. But it also created social and environmental problems, such as contamination of ground water, in some places. To help Africans avoid mak ing the same mistakes, the Gates Foundation today announced a $10 million grant over 3 years to monitor the effects of agriculture on people and the environment.