Recent Blog Entries About Agriculture

In an on–going effort to build relevance in international efforts to stimulate the engagement of creativity around the world, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation"s infoDev has published a briefing paper on technology transfer and commercialization. The following is an excerpt from the paper which can be downloaded in its entirety HERE.

Health, agriculture, water and food security technology transfer require a depth of moral engagement frequently considered (with regret) post facto.

Bringing democracy and science to environmental decision making at the local, state, and national levels, the Environmental Commons encourages citizen involvement in the democratic process to defend our environmental heritage. They consider the commons to be water, air, biodiversity, and genetic variability and the preservation of these key factors can be linked to the quality of our health and the health of our ecosystems.

Recently, our Heritable Innovation Trust team had the pleasure of visiting and starting a partnership with the Hasu Shivert Resort in the Arkhangai province, Mongolia. Owner and Director, Hasu Shivert Munkhbat, gave us a tour of his fine facility and discussed partnership opportunities with the Global Innovation Commons and Heritable Innovation Trust teams. One of the two Global Innovation Challenges to be posted early next week will include innovation on his A-Frame greenhouse. Challenge outline to come.

"Building Commons and Community", written by Karl Linn, is a presentation of Linn's philosophies and practical wisdom which helped people to create their own shared living spaces. Linn was considered a visionary leader in grassroots community building. He was best known for his creation of "neighborhood commons" on lots in East Coast inner cities during the 60's through the 80's.