Nibbles: Biofuels, Edible soybeans, Food policy, Nutrition rules, Seed course, TEK index, Doubled haploids, Pigeon fanciers, Gum arabic, Livestock goods & bads, Spanish genebank, SADC seed law, Heirloom tomatoes

Big Oil vs Big Corn. The Economist says End the ethanol tax.
Grow edamame, young farmer.
Agri experts call for a comprehensive food policy in Pakistan. Not gonna happen. There or anywhere else.
But is this where it would start?
Utterly confused by second-hand sources, I’m sending you straight to the horse’s mouth for information on Plant genetic resources and seeds: Community resilience in the face of change, a three week course in November 2013.
Yeah, but will they teach you about Terralingua’s Vitality Index of Traditional Environmental Knowledge?
CIMMYT doubles its haploids centrally now, at least in Africa.
He coulda been a contender, but instead he breeds pigeons. Which is just as good, in my estimation.
Photo essay on Sudan’s gum arabic industry.
ILRI spell out the pros and cons of livestock. Always good to have the data.
Who needs a national seed bank when you can have local ones like this one in Spain?
Remember that draft SADC seed law RAFI didn’t like yesterday? Well, they’re not alone.
Remember that Syngenta tomato that won that award yesterday? Well, now try these.

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Regarding the three week course, the correct date is 28 October to 15 November 2013. The cost estimate that can be downloaded from the webpage will be corrected in due time, I am being told.

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