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1
Q

Archimedes was an ancient Greek thinker that taught us if we lean on the right ____ we can ____

A

levers, move the world

2
Q

These three levers are

A

1) Most of the world’s poor are farmers
2) Humanity already knows the tools to end poverty
3) Delivery

3
Q

one in ____ children are permanently stunted from a lifetime of not eating enough

A

3

4
Q

when that’s combined with poor access to health care, one in ___ die before they reach age 5

A

10

5
Q

two ways to feed the world:

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1) make existing land more productive

2) clear cut forest and savannah to make more farmland which would be environmentally disastrous

6
Q

The main problem is…

A

many smallholder farmers lack access to basic tools and knowledge

7
Q

Ending poverty is a matter of

A

delivering goods and services to people