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Plant clinics in developing countries
May. 22nd, 2011 04:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spiralsheepCall me cynical, but "non-profit" orgs can still be funded by global biotech companies, even if they're not directly a front for them. Also, the implication that all dangerous new pests and diseases originate in and/or spread from developing countries, and so those countries need monitoring, is unfortunate at best.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13389320
'A "plant clinic" scheme to improve food security in developing nations has received a £6.8m boost from the UK and Swiss governments. The clinics, similar to human doctors' surgeries, offer local farmers advice on how to treat pests and diseases. Organisers hope to collate data from front-line "plant doctors" in order to provide an early warning system. It is hoped that more than 400 clinics will be established in 40 countries over the next five years. Trevor Nicholls, CEO of Cabi (Centre for Agriculture Bioscience International) - a not-for-profit science body - said the investment of £1m from the UK government and £5.8m from Swiss ministers was a "significant endorsement for the initiative".'
Remind me which countries big pharma and global biotech companies are usually based in again? No, wait... now I remember.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13389320
'A "plant clinic" scheme to improve food security in developing nations has received a £6.8m boost from the UK and Swiss governments. The clinics, similar to human doctors' surgeries, offer local farmers advice on how to treat pests and diseases. Organisers hope to collate data from front-line "plant doctors" in order to provide an early warning system. It is hoped that more than 400 clinics will be established in 40 countries over the next five years. Trevor Nicholls, CEO of Cabi (Centre for Agriculture Bioscience International) - a not-for-profit science body - said the investment of £1m from the UK government and £5.8m from Swiss ministers was a "significant endorsement for the initiative".'
Remind me which countries big pharma and global biotech companies are usually based in again? No, wait... now I remember.
