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Author: Luigi Guarino

Posted on May 14, 2009

Nibbles: Liberia

  • Barcoding timber trees, and tapping rubber, in Liberia.
Posted on May 14, 2009May 14, 2009

US readies itself for Roquefort flood

The iniquitous 300% tariffs imposed by the last administration on Roquefort cheese are to go. The sterling campaigning efforts of the Société Roquefort have thus been deservedly rewarded. Good news for American cheese lovers. And Occitan shepherds. Let agrobiodiversity and its products be free!

Posted on May 13, 2009

What gives wine its taste

It’s good practice to throw garbage into your vineyard, apparently. Always has been. Don’t believe me? Read the article, watch the video.

Posted on May 13, 2009May 13, 2009

Nibbles: Tsetse, Warty pumpkins, Cattle origins, Crop mobs

  • Tripping up trypanosomiasis: “It is a poverty fly.”
  • Pumpkin patent squashed: “This is like trying to patent all trees with twisted limbs.”
  • Indonesian bovines fingerprinted: “…the famous ‘racing bulls‘ from Madura descended from banteng cows.”
  • Cropmobbing. Sounds like fun. Via.
Posted on May 12, 2009May 12, 2009

Royal oxen turn up their noses

“This means we will have plenty of the corn and beans, but a poor rice harvest,” astrologer Kang Ken announced after the ceremony which was presided over by King Norodom Sihamoni.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Why the modern food system prizes uniformity even though resilience depends on diversity. Spoiler alert: follow the money.
    2. Historic crop varieties are finding renewed relevance as farmers contend with more volatile weather, emerging pests and changing markets. Let’s hope there’s money to conserve them.
    3. India’s traditional wheat varieties contain diversity that could help breeders develop crops better able to withstand heat and drought. Let’s hope there’s money to conserve them.
    4. India announces significant progress in conserving its wild rice genetic resources. Great that there was money to conserve them.
    5. Community seed banks across Kenya are calling for formal recognition and sustained support, arguing that locally managed collections strengthen seed sovereignty, preserve traditional varieties and help farming communities adapt to climate change. Yes, but are they enough without national genebanks?
    6. Researchers are racing to conserve wild coffee species whose genetic diversity may provide the resistance and resilience needed to secure tomorrow’s morning cup. Is the industry contributing, though ?
    7. New history of the macadamia traces its remarkable journey from Australia’s native forests to a global crop, while underscoring why conserving the remaining wild populations is essential for the crop’s long-term future.
    8. Researchers at the University of the South Pacific investigate how taro can withstand climate change, combining research with conservation to help protect one of the region’s most culturally and nutritionally important staple crops.
    9. Chester Zoo collects seeds from highly threatened cacti, because why not?

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