Jeremy Cherfas

October 23, 2007

A cartoon about blogging

Mega meta: Luigi and Jeremy unavailable for comment.

October 17, 2007

Research Fellowships on offer

Pssst. Want a Research Fellowship? Nikolai and Otto say: “you know it makes sense”.

October 17, 2007October 21, 2007

Fruit for free

Glenn says fruit should be cheaper. How about free?

When I’m out walking the dog I do grab the occasional loquat, or nespolo as they’re known round here, when they are in season, but I’ve never thought of getting organized.

October 12, 2007

More on submersible rice

Rice survives immersion: Man from Atlantis unavailable for comment.

October 11, 2007October 13, 2007

Competition Entry

Robert Hijmans writes:

I would like to submit this video to the competition:

I believe it is great example of agrobiodiversity at work; and why we have genebanks, screening, and (molecular) breeding programs.

The video shows IR64, a widespread rice cultivar, and IR64-sub1 growing side by side on a field at IRRI that experiences a (simulated) flash flood. IR64 is badly affected, IR64-sub1 comes out much better.

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Fresh Nibbles

Kurdistan inaugurates a new genebank in Sulaymaniyah, which Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani calls one of Kurdistan and Iraq’s most important national projects.
Ghana complements its national collection at Bunso. The new facility further north will improve drying, processing and conservation, while giving northern farmers and breeders closer access to crop diversity.
Three decades of African bean research partnerships and networking have helped turn a staple crop into a vehicle for improved nutrition, livelihoods and climate resilience.
In the Philippines, eight promising purple-yam accessions combine yield, sensory quality and market appeal, with Villasis 2 producing up to 60 tonnes per hectare in trials. Does it need a network next?
However, executive director of Seed Savers Exchange Mike Bollinger’s call in Food Tank’s to carry seed diversity forward extends stewardship beyond formal institutions: Indigenous communities, farmers, gardeners and seed libraries all have a role in keeping crop diversity alive and used.

Published on August 27, 2026