I’m no expert on access and benefit sharing, but I do know that it is important to give the farmers who developed and maintain agricultural biodiversity a fair share in any profits that may flow from the commercialization of traditional varieties. Over at Blogging Biodiversity, Kathryn offers a detailed analysis of an agreement between the Ethiopian government and a Dutch company that underpins the company’s attempts to do something with teff (Eragrostis tef), the staple grain of Ethiopia. People who are interested in that sort of thing will find it interesting.