With Bill and Melinda softening any resistance to good old fashioned corporate colonialism in Africa with their foundation's unlimited supply of tax-sheltered handouts, Microsoft has established a lock on educational technology in Uganda and elsewhere on the continent. And just this week, Forbes reportsthat Gates has teamed with Coke and TechnoServe to assure Coca-Cola global advantage in the fruit juice market.
The project seeks to help local farmers whose fruit will be used for Coca-Cola's locally produced and sold fruit juices. TechnoServe will train farmers in improving quality, increasing production and getting organized into farmer groups, and it will facilitate gaining access to credit.
U.S.-based TechnoServe's corporate partners include Cargill, Kraft,Nestle -Nespresso, Olam International,Peet's Coffee & Tea andUnilever . Since its founding in 1968, TechnoServe has helped to create or expand thousands of businesses in more than 30 countries.
Hey, I wonder if TechnoServe will offer Ugandan farmers any