"It's been amazing to interact with farmers"

This short video covers the work and experience of volunteer Lyall Grieve in Laos PDR, where he is part of a sustained effort we’ve made with training around plant protection, biosecurity and food safety. Volunteer placements have been helping in those efforts, which are being managed and mentored by eminent plant pathologist Lester W. Burgess FAPPS FAPS, who is a member of our NSW Committee and an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney, where he was formerly Dean of Agriculture. The Crawford Fund partners with the Australian Government's Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, managed by Scope Global, to place young Australians in developing countries in both scientific and communications positions. Since 2002, we have been an Australian Partner Organisation supporting more than 25 placements. These have been facilitated in countries including Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, China, Bangladesh, Fiji, Laos, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and Vietnam. The Fund wishes to thank Robbie Mitchell, from Econnect Communication, who produced this video. Music: "Parliament" by Cloudkicker, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cloudkicker/Little_histories/Cloudkicker_-_Little_Histories_-_01_Parliament "Sunny Day" by The Rabbits source, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Rabbits/That_Cave_of_Love_part_1/Sunny_Day