"I am a social engineer, " says Moore.

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As an engineer, I regularly travel to sort out post-harvest problems and I am convinced that there is little benefit to be gained from merely increasing farm production without making considerable improvements to post-harvest systems and facilities.

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"I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, " he said in February 2000, in a rare public appearance.

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