The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's investments in Monsanto and Cargill believe advance under heavy criticism. Is it time for the foundation to advance clean on its visions for agriculture in developing countries?The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,which is sponsoring the Guardian's Global development site is being heavily criticised in Africa and the US for getting into bed not just with notorious GM company Monsanto, but also with agribusiness commodity giant Cargill.
Trouble began when a US financial website published the foundation's annual investment portfolio, or which showed it had bought 500000 Monsanto shares worth around $23m. This was a substantial increase in the last six months and while it is just small change for Bill and Melinda,it has been enough to let loose their fiercest critics.
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Source: theguardian.com