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Author: Luigi Guarino

Posted on October 31, 2007November 2, 2007

First International Breadfruit Symposium report

I mentioned the First International Breadfruit Symposium some time back, but then never again. Which made me feel guilty when I got an email from Lois Englberger this morning saying that there’s a report on the meeting in the latest Chronica Horticulturae. But at least now I don’t really have to say anything more about it myself! Nice pictures too.

Posted on October 31, 2007October 30, 2007

Quality Low Input Food project

Organic good for you. Here comes the science.

Posted on October 31, 2007

Bioversity DG tours Down Under

Emile Frison: continue investing in agrobiodiversity, Australia! Jeremy unavailable for comment.

Posted on October 30, 2007

Kiwifruit returns to China

Kiwifruit goes home. ET unavailable for comment.

Posted on October 30, 2007

Seed Savers video

Following my putting up his video of surfing in the Solomons — with ancillary shots of agrobiodiversity — Tony Jansen has pointed out to me that Seed Savers actually have a video on YouTube that is all about agricultural biodiversity. Here it is.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1UnpW-aFLYc

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