- Some prominent Indian seed savers. With video goodness.
- CIMMYT builds teosinte greenhouse. No video yet, but I’m sure we’ll get one eventually.
- Modern wheats keep you regular.
- You too can live the Paleolithic life. Regularity not discussed.
- But you won’t need to, because yes we can build an inclusive food system. It says here.
- And no doubt it will include carrots. Lots of carrots. Yes, it was International Carrot Day.
Nibbles: Coronavirus double, HSL, Safaa Kumari, Australian forages, Foodways journal
- COVID-19 and Africa’s food?
- FAO has the answers.
- The Heritage Seed Library on the BBC.
- ICARDA’s virologist in The Guardian.
- Tasmania regenerates Australia’s forage seeds.
- New journal: Archaeology of Food and Foodways.
Nibbles: Coronavirus, Fungal masks, Cannabis, Coconut posters, Conservation evidence
- IFPRI reflects on COVID-19.
- CGIAR reflects on COVID-19.
- GAIN reflects on COVID-19.
- Masks made out of medicinal fungi from all over the world. Nothing to do with the above.
- We need better dope genomes. Do we ever.
- Cool high definition coconut posters to take your mind off the above.
- Course materials for evidence-based conservation. Because science.
Nibbles: Darshan Brar, Pest & diseases, Niebé, Indian mango, Botany school
- Pioneering IRRI rice breeder passes away.
- Climate change makes pests and diseases worse. Why we need the above.
- Cowpea gets a boost. Again why we need breeders.
- Everything about mango in India. Literally everything, I’m not kidding.
- Materials for teaching botany. Alas, not much on breeding and agriculture. At least for now.
Nibbles: Home brewing, Pathology, Sharing vs sparing, Chilling, Cognac, Flower breeding, Algerian sheep, COVID-19, Data
- Going hyper-local with your brewing yeast.
- Protecting sweet potato the Colombian way.
- Land sharing is good for you. The paper is in a Brainfood, see if you can find it…
- Fooling trees into chilling. Until the breeders do their stuff anyway.
- Maybe they’re all working on Ugni blanc.
- A rose is a rose is a mutant.
- Sheep combat. You heard me.
- COVID-19 and food security: no need for panic yet.
- But if you’re stuck at home, these online museum tours might come in useful. And remember you can do the same with genebanks.