Nibbles: Genebanks trifecta, Marley Coffee, Sorghum noodles, Biofortification Q&A, African oils, Cow diversity, Coffee course, Fructose deconstructed, Vanuatu chocolate, Candy bar phylogenies, Japanese copycats, Charger beer

CIP’s genebank in the limelight.
Egypt’s genebank in the limelight.
Australia’s genebank in the limelight. Limelight fast running out…
Ah, but genebanks not the only ones with cool videos: farmers in the limelight.
Yeah, it’s not just about the genebanks. Markets can help, I suppose. Especially if you have a famous name.
As with coffee, so with sorghum. Biofortified or not. All we need now is an agribusiness incubator, and here it is, courtesy of ICRISAT. But what will Japanese farmers think?
Same again for assorted African oils?
The diversity of cows has been driven by markets too.
Coffee 101 at UCDavis. Maybe they’ll invite Mr Marley to teach.
You want fructose in that coffee? No, probably not.
Maybe you prefer chocolate. From Vanuatu, natch. Looks like high quality stuff too, but even crap chocolate has its uses, like teaching taxonomy for instance.
No, you’re more a Japanese bourbon person, aren’t you? Wait, do you need barley for that? I’m sure those young Japanese farmers will be all over this.