@article{Singh:256142,
      recid = {256142},
      author = {Singh, Ranjit H. },
      title = {AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL AT THE  UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES IN SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE  REGIONAL RISK REDUCTION STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO INVASIVE  SPECIES},
      address = {2005},
      number = {1871-2017-080},
      pages = {7},
      year = {2005},
      abstract = {While globalization of markets and freer trade may have  benefits associated with the expansion of trade,  globalization is also associated with the increased risk to  agriculture and the natural environment from the incidence  of invasive / exotic pests. The impact of invasive species  could be severe and long term in nature thereby setting  back the development process of countries so affected.  Given the importance of agriculture and environmental  resources to the development of countries in the region  comprising the Caribbean Basin, a strategy for addressing  the associated risk and threat is urgently required and  timely. Designing an effective strategy for risk reduction  and management with respect to invasive species requires an  efficient intelligence/early warning system so as to ensure  the timely adoption of precautionary measures to prevent  entry or measures to contain the spread and damage caused  by invasives where the third border has been breached. The  response, however, must be informed by scientific  knowledge. In this regard the S&T/R&D support is an  essential component of any comprehensive strategy to  address the threat of invasives. This paper examines the  S&T/R&D capacity resident at one of the Region's major  institutions, the University of the West Indies. The  methodology for this assessment includes a review of recent  research at the UWI as well an examination of the  competencies in relevant areas of science that are resident  at the various Campuses of the institution.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256142},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256142},
}