Progress Against Poverty and Hunger

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We believe that progress against hunger and poverty is possible in our lifetime. Our work in agriculture is guided by two principles - we focus on small farmers, and we make investments across the value chain.

"Poor farmers are not a problem to be solved; they are the best answer for a world that is fighting hunger and poverty, and trying to feed a growing population." - Bill Gates, speaking at the 2009 World Food Prize.

Watch Bill Gates' speech at the 2009 World Food Prize Symposium

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