5 February 2012

Panama, first country to benefit from Nagoya fund

We are delighted to read on Sci-Dev website that

"The Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF) — has announced its first beneficiary: a project exploring Panama's natural resources for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries."


How easy would it be to set up a new way of cultivating and trading umckaloabo (pelargonium), making sure it follows the principles stressed by the Nagoya protocol? Let us know what you think.