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Gates Foundation CEO: Future global conflicts will be caused by fights over water

May 4, 2010 /

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The head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Monday it has a simple mantra as it works to address world hunger and a looming water shortage: More crop per drop.

Foundation CEO Jeff Raikes told participants at an international water conference that scientists are making major strides in developing high-yield crops and improving farming practices. The key will be getting that technology to the places where it’s needed most, such as poverty-stricken sub-Sahara Africa and south Asia, he said.

By ERIC OLSON

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