{UAH} Why Bill Gates is donating chickens in Africa

Why Bill Gates is donating chickens in Africa

According to Bill Gates new plan a farmer starting with five hens could earn $1,000 a year, compared with the extreme poverty line of $700 a year.

By: Reuters | Johannesburg | Published:June 10, 2016 9:03 am

Gates said a farmer starting with five hens could earn ,000 a year, compared with the extreme poverty line of 0 a year. (Source: Twitter/ Bill Gates)

Bill Gates is launching his latest scheme to help sub-Saharan Africans living in extreme poverty: he's giving them chickens.

Gates will donate 100,000 birds vaccinated against common diseases under a programme he said would boost incomes because chickens are inexpensive to care for, a good investment and help provide nutrition for children.

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