Acumen Quote by Jacqueline Novogratz

Every farmer must go to the seed industry every year to buy their seed and pay an 80 percent royalty to a corporation. Over-the-fence…

— Vandana Shiva

High-quality seeds and agricultural inputs ensure farmers can produce enough food for everyone.

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

If African farmers can use improved seeds and better practices to grow more crops and get them to market, then millions of families can…

— Bill Gates

There is no reason why a company like Monsanto, for example, that is pushing GMOs, cannot go to Kenya, partner with the university, partner…

— Wangari Maathai

I started a private equity fund and we invest in energy, mining, agriculture kind of things in Africa.

— Erik Prince

Investment in the eradication of hunger today is a good business decision. If we fail to make this investment, it is doubtful that we…

— Alan Hassenfeld

All money for agricultural extension, land grant universities has been toward developing industrial food. Lots of money has been invested toward maximizing yield. If…

— Michael Pollan

They're now turning those seeds into intellectual property, so they have a virtual lock on the seeds upon which we all depend for our…

— Jeremy Rifkin

The ideal time period to get an investment is when you've already proved your concept and know what you're doing, and it's about adding…

— Daniel Lubetzky

What is really nice about the Health Impact Fund is that it is a win-win, something that without much cost to anyone makes a…

— Thomas Pogge

If we get agriculture right in Africa, where most of the people now are working in that sector, not only would it help boost…

— Kofi Annan

I don't know the venture fund terms. I don't know what a seed round is. I want nothing to do with it.

— Jon Lovett