In article >, says...
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> gloria.p wrote:
> > Unfortunately many technological innovations come with their own
> > drawbacks. Years of experience have taught the women the exact
> > texture they need for baking. A grain mill m ight not recreate that.
> >
> > Years ago, at the beginning of Borlaub's "Green Revolution", a
> > high-yield corn was introduced to Mexico and elsewhere in Central
> > America. It did produce a huge increase in crop yield but the
> > women hated it--it would not stick together to form the handmade
> > tortillas they fed their families. IIRC, they used it for animal feed
> > and returned to their old corn seed.
> >
> > gloria p
>
> You make some good points here, Gloria. The Hippo Roller is a project I
> am hoping my church will get involved with; supply water to people who
> do not have access to fresh water.
>
>
> http://www.hipporoller.org/project.html
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>
> Becca

Again, even a project to provide clean drinking water will have an
impact in the long term. Infant mortality will be reduced, population
will rise.