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Mandela neither demanded nor received an entirely unconditional devotion; in power he expected his compatriots to behave as assertive citizens not genuflecting disciples

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Gordon Conway

Gordon Conway is President of the Rockefeller Foundation, and author of The Doubly Green Revolution : food for all in the 21st century (1997).

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Biotechnology and hunger

The food security, life-chances and freedom of African farmers can be immeasurably improved by the greater use of biotechnology – as is already evident in China. Scientific research, terms of trade, and global politics still present obstacles, but the direct choices of poor farmers themselves will resolve this passionately contested argument.

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