BCPC President Calls for Use of Modern Technology
October 19, 2007| |
"We must defend our ability to protect our crops against pests, diseases and weeds by the appropriate use of modern technology. If we do not, we shall legalize modern starvation", said Hugh Oliver-Bellasis, president of the British Crop Production Council (BCPC) during the opening ceremony of the XVI International Plant Protection Congress in Glasgow, United Kingdom. BCPC is a non-profit organization that brings together scientists to share informaiton on key issues.
Oliver-Bellasis added that if the apathy to sophisticated techniques of plant breeding and biotechnology continued to grow, the ability to produce more would dissipate fast. His recommended solutions include convincing policy makers that there is a political issue to be addressed as well as a practical one, and the need to inform consumers about the realities of the world situation.
Read BCPC's press release at http://www.bcpc.org/.
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