Nibbles: African success, Tef biotech, Hybrid rice, Livestock data, Wine grapes, Uphoff on SRI, Blog Carnival

There are some African success stories, and a few even have to do with agriculture.
TILLING tef.
Some farmers’ groups in Asia don’t like hybrid rice. But some do, presumably. How come we never hear from those?
Livestock trends deconstructed.
The mother of all grapevine varieties found. Well, some varieties anyway.
One of the foremost supporters of the System of Rice Intensification interviewed.
Scientia Pro Publica, latest edition. There’s some nutrition stuff.