Call for Europe’s Proactive Support to Biotechnology
March 9, 2007| |
The next frontier for research will be biotechnology that meets the needs of small farmers’ in semi-tropical and tropical regions such that social and environmental benefits accrue to them. “But for that to occur, greater involvement of the research capacities of the regions such as Europe will be needed and in this the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) has a key role to play.” This was stressed by Eduardo Trigo, Director of Grupo CEO, and scientific adviser to the International Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Argentine Government in an interview with EFB. U
sing Argentina’s positive experience in using biotechnology to improve agricultural productivity, Trigo said that “the lesson to be learned is: the sooner, the better.” He explained that the products available during the first cycle of the technology were a perfect fit with the profile of Argentina’s agricultural sector and other policies, and that international markets came together and made it feasible for the country to take advantage of this situation.
The transcript of the interview is at
http://www.efb-central.org/index.php/Main/interview_with_dr_eduardo_trigo.
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