Thread: Bill Gates gives Davos a burst of optimism

Bill Gates gives Davos a burst of optimism

Microsoft’s founder will give $306 million to help African farmers

updated 2:16 p.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 25, 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland - Buoyed by optimism from Bill Gates, business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum on Friday set aside two days of confronting fears and considered the positive things they can do.

Gates, the Microsoft chairman and co-founder, announced that he was setting an example with the foundation set up by him and his wife, Melinda.

(MSNBC.com is a Microsoft-NBC Universal joint venture.)

He said they were giving $306 million to help millions of African farmers feed themselves and others and work their way out of poverty in a new green revolution using targeted technology and training.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has concentrated on improving health in poor parts of the world, has decided it is time to improve agriculture, he told reporters.

“Why do we think agriculture is so important?â€

Bill Moyers was talking about this group tonight on his show.He doesn't have much good to say about them and wondered why Condi Rice spent two days with them while our country was in melt down mode.

New World Order Government in the infant stage ?