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Italy's genebank at risk

Posted by canadiantomato z5 Ontario (My Page) on
Sat, Dec 17, 05 at 16:23

A few of you may be puzzled or frustrated by my obsession with genebanks and seed politics. The linked article may, in part, explain my concern.

Also worth noting is yesterday's press release from ISIS:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/GMCANCEP.php

Jennifer

Here is a link that might be useful: article


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RE: Italy's genebank at risk

the russians had funding problems for their crop gene bank, do to funding problems a few years back as well.


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RE: Italy's genebank at risk

Uhhhhmmmm

The problem here isn't funding.

Jennifer


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RE: Italy's genebank at risk

nope the problem is politics either corporate or goverment
but you have remember several times in a 5 year period the goverment of italy has an election for new goverment.


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