Bill Gates knows a thing or two about innovation. It tends to “take longer than many people expect, but it also tends to be more revolutionary than they imagine,” he writes. And that’s exactly what’s happening now in the way digital tdchnology is reorganizing life for the poorest people in the world. In a fascinating essay, Gates discusses this trend, including “digital agriculture.”
The future is bright for the world’s poorest farmers, says Bill Gates
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