And another 1000:
Thank you Phil Howard, Michigan State University.
Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: 1996–2008
Nibbles: LEISA, climate change in the US and India, Cocoa
- ILEIA celebrated 25 years with a conference yesterday. Reports to appear on the blog. h/t Danny
- Summary of the big ag bash in Copenhagen.
- US fruits and vegetables most at risk from climate change, says USDA.
- Wine and corn (maize) too!
- Perhaps they could learn from Indian farmers?
- Cocoa price highest for 32 years. Good news for cocoa farmers? I doubt it.
Where is agriculture
It was barely in evidence in the original text for the Copenhagen Climate change meeting, though there are hopeful signs that it may be creeping in. Now comes further evidence that the world at large, or at least the rich, well-fed world, basically doesn’t give a stuff about agriculture. 2010 is the official United Nations International Year of Biodiversity. And it must be important, because it has a couple of Facebook pages and a Facebook group.
You’re wondering, do either of those mention agriculture, even fleetingly? would I be here if they did?
Oats?
Thanks Nick.
A competition!
Nope, not here. 1 Over at the Asian Development Bank. You have to be a citizen of an Asian country, and your video of between one and five minutes has to be about climate change in Asia and the Pacific. Big prizes, too. You have until 31 January 2010. We saw it at the Development Marketplace blog.