Category: crop disease

Bill Gates Touts ‘Magic Seeds’ to Fight Food Shortages, Warns ‘Progress Has Stalled Amid Numerous Crises’

Billionaire Bill Gates is pushing for the use of “magic seeds” as a way to combat food shortages, citing examples of crops that are genetically modified organisms (GMO) used in Kenya and India. “Magic seeds” is a term Gates gave to a new type of maize that was developed by a group of African crop…


Orange Juice Prices Surge Amid Nationwide Orange Shortage

Prices for orange juice are surging amid a nationwide shortage of oranges; it is likely that the United States will see its worst domestic orange harvest season since World War II, according to new predictions from the Department of Agriculture. The shortage is attributable to a low yield in Florida, which is responsible for the…