The “Livestock based Geographical Indication chains as an entry point to maintain agrobiodiversity” Expert Meeting will be the third in the serious of events that FAO have recently organized in order to raise awareness about the importance of traditional products and their role in agriculture and rural development and agro-biodiversity preservation. The Budapest Expert meeting together with the South-East Europe Technical Seminar “Quality Food Products linked to Geographical Origin and Traditions” hold in Belgrade, Serbia in December 2008 and the Technical Forum “Geographical Indication and its contribution to Food Security” hold at the Berlin Forum International Green Week in January 2009, have the objective to constitute an important knowledge base for practitioners, scientists and decision and policy makers for their work related to geographical indications and rural development.
Round ’em up
Cattle rustling is rampant in Northern Ireland, ((Thanks to Danny for the tip.)) Uganda and the US. Is it the economic downturn, or did it never go away?
Nibbles: Climate change edition
- Climate change good for wild boar. And bores?
- Climate change good for English wine makers.
- Climate change bad for Africa. Already.
- Climate change bad for Nenets and their reindeer. Already.
- Organic farming will solve climate change.
- Ecotourism will solve climate change.
- China going crazy for garlic. Because of climate change? Nope, swine flu.
Nibbles: Mutton, Vegetaballs, Orchids
- Why real farming needs great cooking. Upland mutton? I’d eat that.
- Down-your-throat vegetarianism. Justine bouche? I’d eat that.
- Orchid cuisine in Bhutan. Olachotho? I’d eat that.
Nibbles: Bison, GMOs, Maize map, Snails, Fruit bat market, News
- Buffalo on California’s Santa Catalina island being sterilized. In other news, there are buffaloes on Santa Catalina island.
- GMO hotspots deconstructed. Zzzzz.
- Maize genome mapped. Zzzzz.
- Nigerian nutritionist pushes slimy micro-livestock. France surrenders.
- How to shop for fruit bats.
- New newsletter from Nepalese NGO. Li-Bird, where is it on your site?