Commodity

Nibbles: Berries, Women, Marsh Arabs, Maple, Sorghum, Nuts, Conference, Banana

Sweet potatoes in space. Why?
Oblong grapes. Why?
Mega targets of selection. Why?
Uganda battles cassava and banana diseases.
Increased bamboo production will not, repeat NOT, put the panda at risk.
Mandatory disclosure of source and origin for Genetic Resources (GR) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) unpacked. Well, kinda.
Gates funds cacao, cashew value chain. But not conservation, it seems.

I only ask because on the same day (yesterday), the BBC published a piece entitled “Ivory Coast’s sweet cocoa success” while the Financial Times had “Ivory Coast’s cocoa industry stares hard at a bleak future.” Maybe it’s my gloomy nature, and my plummeting faith in the BBC, but I believe the FT story more.

Here’s an idea that could have legs: chocolate tourism.

LATER: Good thing Ivory Coast is not on that list.

How they grow bananas in Fadan Karshi, Nigeria.
How they grow sorghum in Karamoja, Uganda.
How tequila is ruining small farms in Mexico. Or is it?
How small farms cannot feed Africa. Or can they? Join the debate! Via.
How the Brits plan to rebrand cauliflower. This I gotta see.
How the ancient Chinese made wine out of rice, honey, and fruit. Pass the bottle.
How Georgia is mapping where its chestnuts used to be.
How farmers’ rights are being implemented.
How Indian agriculture should move beyond wheat and rice. Ok, but what would everybody eat?
How microsatellites can be used to help catfish breeding.
How Ni Wayan Lilir is helping people learn about the traditional healing herbs of Bali.
How the Brits brought back the Konik.