On 16 January 2007, David Dickson published an editorial on “Technology Transfer for the Poor” on SciDev.Net (Science and Development Network.
and I added my comment on it (see 2 May 2007 on this blog).
My comment was also published by “Scitizen – bringing science closer to society“.
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Today Jozef BUYS reacted upon my comment :
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My Comment to “Technology Transfer for the Poor “
Having seen the results of the TerraCottem soil conditioner in the field with my own eyes, I can testify to the veracity of Prof. Van Cottem’s claims time and again. Conditioning soil then becomes a crucial element in fighting desertification and certain forms of land degradation, in securing food production and ultimately in reducing poverty. At the same, it helps in conserving biodiversity and in increasing biomass for capturing greenhouse gasses.
Given all that, it is all the more difficult to understand why a good technology can’t find the support of decision-makers in the area of development policy. The argument of the initial relatively high investment can easily be countered by a mid to long term economic analysis. The collateral beneficial effects (biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation) only add to the positive picture.
If policy makers remain indifferent to all these arguments, then the poor will have to take things into their own hands and, hopefully, get easy access to micro-financing.
Comment by Jozef Buys
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Thanks, Jozef !
Willem
