Joel Haas is an American author and sculptor. He’s traveling in Taiwan at the moment, and writing about it online. I don’t think he has a particular interest in agrobiodiversity, but maybe I’m wrong, because there are many engaging observations on useful wild plants, crops and food in his posts and numerous photos.
Rust never sleeps
Wanna do a study of the state of knowledge on breeding for durable resistance to rust in wheat or soybean? Then GIPB would like to hear from you….
Using the internet for early warning of genetic erosion
Regular readers will recognize this as a bit of a hobbyhorse of mine. Turns out I’m not alone. A guest post over at Resilience Science discusses harnessing ICTs for ecological monitoring.
Can researchers who are interested in ecological monitoring tap into these increased flows of information by “mining†the internet to detect “early-warning†signs that may signal abrupt ecological changes?
Well, if ecological monitoring, why not genetic monitoring? The health community is in the vanguard, and reaping the benefits.
…nowadays, around 60% of all early warnings of emerging epidemic emergencies that reach the WHO come from … ICT tools.
Agrobiodiversity conservation and use also stand to gain immensely, I think. We just need to take that first step.
Nibbles: Perfume, Fish, Camel milk
- What agrobiodiversity lurks in ancient Egyptian perfume? We’ll soon know.
- Problems for aquaculture from Ireland to Vietnam. All the world’s a village.
- The whys and wherefores of camel milk.
The White House gets a food garden
There’s hunger in the US, but the Obamas at least will be ok.