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Monsanto provides the seeds for over 80% of corn and 93% of soybean seeds in the United States. Each seed is a modern marvel, genetically engineered to be "Roundup-Ready" -- resistant to Monsanto's patented herbicide nicknamed "Roundup" -- allowing for bumper crops. Liberal use of the herbicide… Continue

I'm working on a project, and don't have time to eat. It's an unfortunate reality, but happens all too often of late. So I head over to the vending machine to pick up my MRE Bar. Continue

Rice is a ubiquitous crop in Japan. When I lived in Gifu-ken, rice paddies blanketed the land in much the same way corn fields surround me here in the Midwestern US. And there's a fairly good reason for that. Japan doesn't have much land that can be easily cultivated, and rice is a hearty plant with high yields. And the culture has embraced it. One of the words for rice, gohan, is also the word for "meal." And making pounded rice…

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My EVOKE hero developed an investment strategy that turned the African and Indian entrepreneurial markets on their head. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, circ**vented the banks' collateral requirements for loans through the voluntary formation of groups of five serving as an enforcement mechanism. He won a Nobel Prize in 2006 for the idea.

Here's how it works:

Five community members seeking…

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