Bill Gates's Blog: Gates Notes, page 56

The World's Most Interesting Vegetable

Cassava is important for feeding the world.

The Love Life of Plants

Bill Gates visited Cornell University, one of the world’s top universities for research on improving crops. The results of their work could mean a much faster path to more-productive crops so that millions of people can eat better food, earn more money, and improve their lives.

4 Innovations For Poor Farmers

Some of the brightest minds in Africa, India, and elsewhere are creating new tools to benefit small farmers in poor countries. Bill Gates shares four especially promising innovations that could have a dramatic impact on reducing hunger and poverty for the world’s poorest people.

“Your Blood Tested Positive for Ebola. I Am Sorry.”

Dr. Ada Igonoh, a physician in Lagos, Nigeria, shared her story with Bill Gates of how she survived Ebola.

Why Our Foundation Takes On Grand Challenges

Bill Gates shares his thoughts on the 10th anniversary of Grand Challenges in Global Health.

No More Poor Countries?

In his first Microsoft Office Mix, Bill Gates explains why he’s still optimistic that there will be almost no poor countries by 2035.

“We Heard Moms Say…”

Bill Gates travelled to Ethiopia with the foundation’s CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann, who shares her impressions from the trip to Africa.

The Best Books I Read in 2014

Bill Gates shares his list of best books he read in 2014: “Business Adventures” by John Brooks, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” by Thomas Piketty, “How Asia Works” by Joe Studwell, “The Rosie Effect” by Graeme Simsion, and “Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization” by Vaclav Smil.

Can the Asian Miracle Happen in Africa?

Bill Gates reviews “How Asia Works” by Joe Studwell.

The Novel I Gave to 50 Friends

Bill Gates reviews “The Rosie Effect”, Graeme Simsion’s second novel that is just as smart and funny as his first.