The Green Revolution 2.0: Bill Gates and the Remaking of Agriculture

About this episode

The episode explores Bill Gates' impact on agriculture and his mission to end hunger in Africa, drawing parallels to historical agricultural practices and monopolies.

Who is Bill Gates, the college dropout from Seattle who built the operating system of global capitalism - and then turned his restless, problem-solving mind to the oldest human activity of all: growing food? Why did his six-billion-dollar mission to end hunger in Africa leave more people hungry than before? And how does the story of one man's extraordinary ambition over the world's food supply echo the great estates of Imperial Rome, the English enclosures, and the ruthless monopolies of the Gilded Age? Join John and Patrick as they tell the unsettling story of the world's most powerful philanthropist and his campaign to rewrite the operating system of African agriculture — in an age when the line between benevolence and control has never been harder to draw... ---------- In Sponsorship with J&K Fresh. The customs broker who is your fruit and veggies’ personal bodyguard. Learn more here ! ----------- Join the History of Fresh Produce Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, book discounts and access to an exclusive chatroom community. Support us! Share this episode with your friends Give a 5-star rating Write a review ----------- Subscribe to our biweekly newsletter here…

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Patrick

Topics covered

• agriculture
• philanthropy
• hunger
• history
• food supply

Keywords

• Bill Gates
• Green Revolution
• agriculture
• hunger
• philanthropy
• food supply
• Africa

Sponsors

J&K Fresh

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: History of Fresh Produce Club

Places: Africa, Seattle

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