Nibbles: Development egos, CGN, Fijian adaptation, Seedxit, Fancy coconuts, Seed dealers, Heritage rice, Rumsfeld & biodiversity, Grass-fed beef beef

Development thinkers pithily skewered.
CGN’s new brochure.
Fijian farmers dealing with climate change with diverse, triple-layered systems, and small, phased, staggered planting. Or, common sense.
Brexit will mean less choice of seeds for British farmers. Maybe.
£3 for a coconut? Nuts.
Dealing with seed dealers to speed up new rice variety delivery.
How about the heirlooms, though? Maybe they can take care of themselves.
The value of biodiversity is a known unknown.
Forage quality is known, and decreasing.