GMOIreland

Everyone agrees: Cuba is fascinating.

Irrespective of your view on Cuban politics all agree it is an interesting place. It is an ideological crossroads where Marx, Castro, Che Guevara and many others on the left have met. A communist country in the shadow of the U.S., the central icon of the free market. How Cuba has invested in GM crop technology is often overlooked by those claiming GM technology is a multi-national corporate take over of our food supply.

The level of Cuban research and development into GM crop technology is staggering considering the size of the country.....a quick look at the forthcoming agenda of "Biotecnologia Habana 2008" reveals the scope and depth of Cuban public investment into GM technology in the agricultural field.....see http://bh2008.cigb.edu.cu/download/programa_BH2008.pdf

The Cuban Government's dedicated GM research center: the "Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology" is a world leader in GM technology. It is the pivotal point for Cuba who knows that public led technology is one of the answers to the huge challenges they face. No wonder the title of the upcoming conferences is: 'AgBiotechnology: facing huge challenges with new approaches'.... Hope the talk I have been invited to give goes down well.....