Scientific infrastructure vital for helping the poor
World-class scientific facilities continue to play an increasingly important role in helping poor nations overcome poverty and food insecurity as well as handle new challenges such as the impact of climate change.
The continuing need for such infrastructure was highlighted at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines. IRRI has spent millions of dollars over the past five years upgrading its main laboratories to keep them up to world scientific standards.
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