Nibbles: GUIDs, Cajanus molecular breeding, Slash-and-burn, Rust return, Genomics talkshop, Mobile, Traditional knowledge

Should global unique identifiers (GUIDs) refer to digital records or physical objects? Not sure I’ve ever said anything quite so geeky.
ICRISAT to use molecules to breed pigeonpeas.
Small Amazon farmers not the enemy after all.
Coffee rust never sleeps. Hopefully neither do coffee breeders.
Put 4-24 March in your diary. What do you mean why. FAO Biotechnology Forum e-mail conference on “Current and future impacts of genomics for the crop, forestry, livestock, fishery and agro-industry sectors in developing countries.” That’s why.
Get your mobile data collection solution here.
“Traditional farming hold all the aces.” And yet it must be protected with all kinds of international treaties.

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RE: Mobile data collection with OpenDataKit.
Those interested in such data collection kits may want to try the KoBoToolbox too (http://www.kobotoolbox.org).
It would be useful to learn how they compare when in the field.

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