Impressions of Terra Madre
As I always knew he would, Danny has posted his take on Terra Madre 2010 over at his blog. Bottom line: more focus needed. Good luck with that.
Terra Madre 2010
Terra Madre 2010 is deep into its third day. I know some of our readers are there. That’s you I’m pointing at, Danny. Anyone want to give us an update?
Nibbles: Frankincense, Slow Food, Food Justice, Ancient pips, Photosynthesis, Food security
Boswellia back in the news. Must be Christmas. Yesterday was Terra Madre Day; there’s something satisfyingly meta about being a day late with that news. The Germans want justice for food from far away. Bioversity larges up its Heuristic Framework to boost the conservation and use of crop biodiversity. Archaeologist finds ancient Roman grape seeds, …
Toma cheese, phone home
“It’s not difficult,” Dr Lombardi said. “What is more difficult is to deliver the product the consumer wants, something not perfect, but with no big flaws either.” What’s not difficult? To stick an RFID chip and a printed code on the wrapper of a cheese. The code can be read by a smartphone and links …
Nibbles: Apple Diversity, Sorghum, Ugandan organics, Cows, CABI, Giant pumpkin, Nutrigenomics, SOTW2
Apple diversity on display at Terra Madre. A drought-resistant sorghum for Karamoja. Read the script of a radio programme. CIAT advises Ugandan farmers: produce what you can sell, don’t sell what you can produce. Hmmmn. Local cow breeds and Protected Designation of Origin cheeses. There’s a conclusion here struggling to emerge, but I can’t recognize …