Zadith's letter (protesting the decree which will force Peruvian Orchid exporters to switch from exporting adult plants to exporting in-vitro seedlings) contained the following factual error, which needs to be corrected. Zadith said:
"No country in the world has ever imposed or required such a drastic transition because they understand the reality of orchid production. Only INRENA/PERU." This statement is incorrect. In 1990 Papua New Guinea did much the same thing ... ie passed a law that made it illegal to export all orchid plants, with immediate effect. They did this because they DID understand the reality of "orchid production" in PNG at the time. The PNG law didn't permit the export of in-vitro plants, either. Cheers, Peter O'Byrne _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
