Mobile plant clinics planned for Asia Pacific region

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Updated March 5, 2010 10:27:42

An international not-for-profit organisation is looking at setting up plant clinics in the Asia-Pacific region to help farmers grow more and lose less. The London-based Centre for Agriculture Bioscience International wants to launch project in Solomon Islands, Vietnam and Indonesia. The plan is to help farmers combat plant pests and diseases with early diagnosis.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Dr Trevor Nicholls, head of the Centre for Agriculture Bioscience International

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