My good friend Cesar Azurdia has alerted me to the publication of the book Guatemala y su Biodiversidad. Chapter 9 focuses on agricultural biodiversity. There’s a lot of great stuff on homegardens, crop wild relatives, effects of climate change etc., all subjects very dear to our heart here.
Wild fruit trees
Our friend Danny Hunter at the Crop Wild Relatives Group has word of a new Global Trees Campaign to protect stands of wild trees, among them wild pears and apples in the Caucasus. A project officer has provided Danny with a special report.
Nibbles: Walnut, Canada, Drought
- Black walnut butter, anyone?
- Canadian agricultural excellence rewarded.
- Assessing drought tolerance in a cool new way.
EU legalizes funny-looking fruits and vegetables
Today marks a small victory for agrobiodiversity in Europe. Ok, a very small one. But you take your victories where you can.
Nibbles: US, Wheat, Drylands, Cacao, Fast food, Cheese, Dogs
- USDA goes to the closets.
- Brazil to teach Tunisia how to grow wheat. Exchange of germplasm involved.
- ICRISAT DG makes a pitch for dryland farmers. And aquaculturists?
- A plan for cacao sustainability in Africa agreed. Germplasm not involved?
- Americans eat a lot of corn. A lot.
- The romance of cheese-making. Romance? These people should get out more.
- Peru offers Obamas a “cute” puppy. I still prefer the Mexican version.