The Centre for Overseas Pest Research (COPR) A Scientific Unit of the Ministry of Overseas Development, UK
The Centre for Overseas Pest Research (COPR) A Scientific Unit of the Ministry of Overseas Development, UK
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海外害虫研究中心 (COPR) 英国海外发展部的一个科学单位
DOI：
10.1080/09670877809411615
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发表时间：
1978
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
C. Hemming
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作者：
C. Hemming
据估计，世界上大约三分之一的潜在粮食作物在收获之前就被各种各样的害虫摧毁。COPR在英国和海外进行研究，以帮助各国解决害虫问题。该中心所关注的国家是热带和亚热带的发展中国家，各种各样的害虫造成的损害不仅可能危及一个国家的粮食供应，而且可能给自给农造成饥饿和痛苦。由于世界上很大一部分自给农民生活在热带和亚热带地区，那里对作物生产至关重要的降雨量不可靠，这一问题变得更加严重。自给农民的福利不仅取决于他的作物的成功，而且取决于他的健康，因此该中心还寻求通过控制传播疾病的媒介来改善公众健康。然而，应当强调的是，尽管该中心在公共卫生领域发挥作用，但它不是一个医疗机构。
It has been estimated that about one third of the world's potential food crops are destroyed by a wide selection of pests before they reach the moment of harvesting. COPR undertakes research both in Britain and overseas to help countries combat their pest problems. The countries to which the Centre addresses its attention are the developing countries in the tropics and subtropics.The damage done by the vast range of pests may not only put a nation's food supply at risk but also cause starvation and misery to subsistence farmers. This problem is made more serious by the fact that a large proportion of the world's subsistence farmers live in the tropics and subtropics where the rainfall so vital to crop production is unreliable. The welfare of the subsistence farmer not only depends upon the success of his crops but also upon his health so the Centre also seeks to improve public health by the control of the vectors that spread diseases. It should be stressed, however, that despite its role in the field of public health the Centre is not a medical institution.