Bill Gates Backs Genetically Modified Food Research

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/29/Rethinking_How_to_Feed_The_World

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates explains why his philanthropic foundation helps fund genetically modified food research. "You are right on the verge of starvation all the time, so every tool that's safe and appropriate, you at least want to look into," he says.

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World leaders and CEOs at the Davos 2010 World Economic Forum participate in a panel called Rethinking how to feed the world. The panel discusses the challenges facing global food production and possible solutions that will increase yield and support agricultural producers worldwide.

The panel is moderated by Prannoy Roy, Chairman, New Delhi Television (NDTV), India, and panelists included: Jakaya M. Kikwete, William H. Gates III, Ellen Kullman, Nguyen Tan Dung, Patricia A. Woertz, Prannoy Roy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - World Economic Forum

William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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[FruitTrees4Life]

You know damn well Bill Gates isnt eating this crap, Hes eating fresh, healthy ORGANIC food!

[eaterofclams]

Hi! My name is Bill Gates, and I have a really nifty plan

on how to depopulate Africa.

[mvogt]

@FruitTrees4Life Eating horse shit is better than eating nothing, you imbecile!

[OntarioCrops]

We actually spray and use less insecticide now because of trait technology.

I never said farming wasn't sustainable before 1994. But don't kid yourself they weren't raising crops organically.

Im not saying I agree with world population but thats the way its going. In 1994 earth was at 5.6 billion --> 2012 7 billion.

We have to think ahead and be realistic.

Supply is for sure an issue in Africa. The cost of transporting and fuel consumption is huge!

[albobay1]

@OntarioCrops if thats the case those populations are not sustainable. we shouldn't degrade the quality of our earth and food to sustain unhealthy populations of people. but its not. and theres enough organic food to go around. its just not distributed properly. u really think our farming was unsustainable before 1994, the introduction of GMs into the food supply? if monsanto gave away its profits to help people in africa buy food, maybe they could eat? money is just as big an issue as supply.

[albobay1]

@OntarioCrops lets all eat pesticides too. the best part is we can eat even more pesticide each year. yummy pesticide inside our food.

[OntarioCrops]

@myndy86 Since the 1970's the worlds population has doubled. In the next 20 years we will see 2 billion more mouths to feed. Will you starve those people because of you anti human organic agenda.

Grain corn directly used for food. whether its meat or corn flakes.

How many organic farmers do you know that raised 110 bu wheat this year.

Fertilizer, Herbicides, Fungicides and Genetic Breeding have allowed us to double yields since the "green revolution".

Do you farm organically??

[myndy86]

@OntarioCrops In the U.S. GM crops do have subsidies and most organic farmers do not, yet even without the subsidies organic farmers generally make more profit(after the conversion). Peer reviewed studies from the 1970's to the present suggest we can feed the world with organic. That same U.S. corn belt isn't really used for food. Most GM corn crops are used for ethanol production, cattle feed and corn oil, corn syrup, etc.

[OntarioCrops]

@myndy86

GM crops have nothing to do with government subsidies. In my province farmer don't have those subsidies.

Production agriculture >>>>>> organic agriculture.

You can't feed the world through organic agriculture. This isn't the 1950's, there are 7 billion people on this planet.

Do you think a city like Mumbai has backyard organic gardens. They have a population density of 20,000 people per km^2.

Farming a 1000 of acres of corn in the US corn belt is not you backyard garden.

[myndy86]

@OntarioCrops You said, "Farmers want to plant GM seed because it is showing them more economic benefit." That is an artificial economic benefit thanks to government subsidies, but organic farmers generally have more economic benefit once they get through the conversion process. Organic is knowledge based farming and GM farmers don't have to know as much about farming and it's more assembly line, so they sacrifice some economic benefit for an easier farming experience.

[OntarioCrops]

@albobay1 Go and drive out to the country and ask a farmer what they actually think.

You can believe fake movies and propaganda. Food Inc is total bs bud.

Farmers plant the corn varieties that are winning local plots and university trials.

Farmers want to plant GM seed because it is showing them more economic benefit.