Biotechnology and Community Development for Food Production: A Case Study in Thailand on 'Rhizobium' Inoculant Production Applied to Tropical Soybean Production for Food

摘要

The production of Rhizobium innoculant technology on a small scale for direct use by small scale farmers marks one of the first uses of cutting-edge biotechnology to reach the rural poor. Indeed, although the technology is proven to be satisfactory, research in attaining greater cost effectiveness for process, raw materials, and methods of application is continuing even now. The technology transfer process is a collaborative effort between Appropriate Technology International (ATI) and the SVITA Foundation. The researchers at the NifTAL Project pursued avenues which led to practical, cost effective, and scale-neutral technology for the production of Rhizobium innoculant. (Copyright (c) 1985 Appropriate Technology International.)