So what about sericulture in Kenya anyway?
A short piece on Kenyan sericulture from 2007 is one of our most popular posts, 1 with some 20 comments, the most recent one today, most of them asking for information on how to set up in the business. We have not been very good at replying to these queries as they have came up, and on the one occasion when we did we linked to pages at UNDP-Kenya, ICIPE and Biovision which are all now stone dead. So I thought I’d better clean things up a bit.
Rosemary Mwololo Nyamu pointed us to KARI’s National Sericulture Station-Thika in a comment, but unfortunately this very interesting-sounding place is nowhere to be found on KARI’s website. Not to worry, though. Rosemary has also provided a nice write-up on sericulture, and useful contacts, including her own, at Infonet-Biovision. I just hope this link lasts a bit longet than the others…
Nibbles: Primary forests, Lima Declaration
- “…old-growth rainforests are the greatest celebration of life on earth.” Well, maybe.
- Chefs make a stand. Ooooooh, scary.
Nibbles: Seed Saving, Breeding organic
- Slim pickings today, but I like this juxtaposition: a seminar on seed saving and…
- …a webinar on breeding for organic production systems. But that’s your lot today, I fear. If you go to either, let us know.
Calling nutritionists
So Bioversity are looking for a Research Leader, Nutrition & Biodiversity. Now, I know what you’re thinking. What about Jess? Yeah, well, looks like she’s moving on — as one does. She’ll be missed. But she does leave behind a solid strategy for future work in the use of agrobiodiversity for health and nutrition. Though not, alas, on the internet. So far.