比尔-盖茨：中国农业创新助力发展
<p><span word="In">In</span> 1968, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Bomb">Bomb</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Erlich">Erlich</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="starve">starve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="dynamism">dynamism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Norman">Norman</span> <span word="Borlaug">Borlaug</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Borlaug">Borlaug</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Longping">Longping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>, <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>, <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maize">maize</span>, <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>; <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dismally">dismally</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="droughts">droughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="smallholder">smallholder</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harvesting">harvesting</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>.</p>
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