Developing countries, developing resistance
CSL involvement in Research Council funded projects addressing major diseases of sweet potato and kale.
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Developing plant quality assurance
The movement of planting material globally has provided a pathway for the spread of many pests and invasives.
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Hopping in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is world famous for its hop industry, which CSL shared it’s scientific expertise with as part of an EU ‘Twinning Light’ project.
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Surveillance of pests in Africa
CSL has recently been determining the pest status of banana, a major crop for East Africa.
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Assisting Africa
CSL's state of the art molecular methods of analysis could help many regions of sub Saharan Africa, where half the population lives in absolute poverty.
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Lights, camera, detection…
Plant pest diagnosticians from CSL will be demonstrating their expertise in a forthcoming film, made in collaboration with the CAB International's 'Global Plant Clinic'
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International Development
Mission and objectives
The plant health challenges that face transition and developing nations are not dissimilar to those that face the UK. Goals of productivity, quality, trade access and sustainable management of resources still apply.
The International Development team is about networking and partnerships; matching existing science and know-how with partner needs, building capacity and filling gaps in knowledge through research as required. In this delivery CSL acts as a Advanced Research Institute, where its role is clear and complementary to resources available amongst local or more regional partners that otherwise take preference in any given activity.
The main objectives of the Team are in the areas of agriculture, food and the environment:
- To identify, assist and lead as appropriate on international projects, with a focus on developing nations and EU Accession nations and New Member state
- To liaise, co-ordinate and host visiting scientists from overseas nations and develop training programmes suitable to client needs
- To produce high impact reviews and articles which promote CSL as an organisation of innovation and foresight in the areas of international development
- To communicate the fullest extent and impact of research undertaken by CSL in international development, and to lobby the international development community on matters relating to international development in line with CSL's Science Strategy
- To develop and coordinate plant health training activities and other information products for external customers
Science themes
The plant health challenges that face transition and developing nations are not dissimilar to those that face the UK. Goals of productivity, quality, trade access and sustainable management of resources still apply.
The International Development team is about networking and partnerships; matching existing science and know-how with partner needs, building capacity and filling gaps in knowledge through research as required. In this delivery CSL acts as a Advanced Research Institute, where its role is clear and complementary to resources available amongst local or more regional partners that otherwise take preference in any given activity.
Team members
- Julian Smith | Team Leader
- Don Walker | International Training Co-ordinator
- Derek Tomlinson | Plant Pathologist
- Elspeth Steel | EU Projects Officer
