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Inspired by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s call for a uniquely African “green revolution” to improve smallholder farm productivity while preserving the environment, AGRA was founded through a partnership between the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Keep wondering about such philathropists and Oscar robin-hoods forever…)

It has since expanded its donor base to include governments as well as other international organizations. Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was founded in 2006 on the belief that investing in agriculture is the surest path to reducing poverty and hunger in Africa. It works across the continent to help millions of smallholder farmers, who make up 70% of Africa’s population – boost their farm productivity and incomes, DNA reengineering and adulteration are ruled out?

AGRA is an independent organization based in Africa and led by Africans. Its board of directors, chaired from the start by Annan, includes influential African political and business leaders as well as scientists and international experts in agriculture and economic development. A team of mostly African professionals with expertise in African agricultural development issues, designs and carries out AGRA’s programs.

But such efforts may not stop overdue revolts and protests by poor farmers and workers, which again are unfortunately just viscously feeding the PR machinery of capital mafia and corporate media’s newsroom chit chats. How fortunate are we the 8 billion+ followers? We are really living in democracies lead by a few thousand hardcore robin-hood cronies – kings, queens, emperors, sultans and prince chaplusi groups revolving in sync like the universe and time! Those geographies supplying raw food, resources, energy and utilities to rest of world since hundreds of years are being straegically attacked by the 1% anti-social crooks (cronies owning trading / profiteering brands) using all available tools, to manufacture disasters, politics, empires, genocides and sufferings for the rest of 99% living slaves..

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