Leapfrogging and advantages/disadvantages
- Created by: Anoush
- Created on: 03-02-16 09:35
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- Leapfrogging examples
- GM crops
- Benefits/reasons for leapfrogging to this:
- Some in the Biotech industry argue that to 'fight hunger, fight poverty, and save the planet' can only be achieved by GM crops.
- Bangalore's economy is driven by knowledge-based industries like ICT and India could be a leader in this field.
- Brazil engineered beans that are virus-resistant. Will benefit millions of poor farmers.
- Don't rely on US/EU multinational companies.
- Given climate instability we have to make adaptive plants
- Scientists in the biotech industry argue that GM development could see:
- higher-yielding crops, fat-free chips and alter comp. of fruit/veg= tackle cancer/heart disease.
- Don't rely on US/EU multinational companies.
- Brazil engineered beans that are virus-resistant. Will benefit millions of poor farmers.
- Bangalore's economy is driven by knowledge-based industries like ICT and India could be a leader in this field.
- Some in the Biotech industry argue that to 'fight hunger, fight poverty, and save the planet' can only be achieved by GM crops.
- Disadvantages/problems with leapfrogging
- Greenpeace and Organic Consumer Association have actively campaigned against GM crops as they believe the long-term effects on humans and environment haven't been fully tested.
- Monsanto, notorious US agricultural biotech corporation, accused of releasing unsafe crops and patenting GM chemicals.
- All innovation is blocked as start-up companies can't find the money to develop their projects
- As gov's are against GM crops so financial world won't see any profit in investment.
- GM crops usually require herbicides to develop fully which has - effects on other crops. i.e. Golden Rice development poisoned rice paddy waters and killed fish.
- As gov's are against GM crops so financial world won't see any profit in investment.
- All innovation is blocked as start-up companies can't find the money to develop their projects
- Monsanto, notorious US agricultural biotech corporation, accused of releasing unsafe crops and patenting GM chemicals.
- Greenpeace and Organic Consumer Association have actively campaigned against GM crops as they believe the long-term effects on humans and environment haven't been fully tested.
- In August 2007, in Verdun Sur Garonne, south-west France.
- There was a clash of ideologies with a confrontation between 2 diff. approaches to agriculture.
- The FNSEA, French Farmers Union, support a scientific +highly productive approach to agriculture
- But, the GM protestors support a traditional, small-scale, GM-free approach.
- The FNSEA, French Farmers Union, support a scientific +highly productive approach to agriculture
- There was a clash of ideologies with a confrontation between 2 diff. approaches to agriculture.
- Benefits/reasons for leapfrogging to this:
- Solar Panels i.e. Morocco, India
- Look in book
- India's barefoot solar engineers
- The Barefoot College, an NGOin Rajasthan covers 27000m2 and is powered completely by solar energy
- The energy is used to run fans, pump water and operate 20 computers
- It trains mostly women, some of the poorest in India to build, operate and maintain their own solar power systems.
- 500+ are trained each year to assemble, install and maintain solar tech
- The skills of the Barefoot graduates serve 100+villages and 100000+ people
- Develop solar energy systems in area where electricity supply is non-existent/unreliable.
- Most engineers are illiterate/semi-illiterate but have skills that're transforming the lives of the rural poor in India
- Empowered women-giving them employment + freeing them from the constant need to search for fuel-wood, reducing health and enviro.hazards of burning wood fires.
- Most engineers are illiterate/semi-illiterate but have skills that're transforming the lives of the rural poor in India
- Develop solar energy systems in area where electricity supply is non-existent/unreliable.
- The skills of the Barefoot graduates serve 100+villages and 100000+ people
- 500+ are trained each year to assemble, install and maintain solar tech
- It trains mostly women, some of the poorest in India to build, operate and maintain their own solar power systems.
- The energy is used to run fans, pump water and operate 20 computers
- The Barefoot College, an NGOin Rajasthan covers 27000m2 and is powered completely by solar energy
- Water Treatment
- Look in book
- Nobile phones(i.e. Mpesa)
- Look in book
- GM crops
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