Nibbles: Bamboo shoots, Cassava bread, Tomato reefer, Visionary scientists, Price volatility, Potato nutrition, Climate change & biodiversity

After artichokes and asparagus, bamboo, obviously.
And after bamboo? Cassava, by any of its many names.
Botanical confusion: “Good tomatoes are a lot harder to get than good pot.” Not where I come from.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is concerned about US agriculture.
Per Pinstrup-Andersen is concerned about food price volatility, not high food prices.
And Jeremy is concerned that he may not be eating enough potatoes.
Luigi, for his part, is concerned about the two thirds of common plants that CIAT et al. say could lose 50% of their range by 2080.