Interesting ichthyological juxtaposition today in the old feed reader. While kids scour the few, small remaining pools of water for catfish in a parched Botswana, over in a specially stocked lake in Thailand, sports anglers catch a giant dog-eating catfish. 1 I really like the idea of Lake Monster, where anglers can come and pit their wits, and strength, against those of some of the biggest — and rarest — of freshwater fish. Nice way to take pressure off the natural populations, while assembling an artificial fish diversity hotspot for study purposes. I guess a botanical equivalent would be the gardens of medicinal herbs established by and for traditional healers.
Nibbles: Mongolia, Fruit & veg, Lima bean, Biofuels, Peyote, Permaculture, Extension
- Isgelen tarag. You heard me.
- Eat up all your vegetables, Timmy.
- Breeding a better Lima bean.
- Kenya will regret its failure to protect the environment. Wangari Maathai against (specific) biofuels.
- Lophophora williamsii showing classic signs of overexploitation.
- “I have been trying to be very friendly to soil worms…They are our friends.”
- Using radio soap operas in extension.
Nibbles: Overexploitation, development, coat colour, water
- TRAFFIC says many traditional medicines are being over-exploited in Cambodia and Viet Nam. Via .
- New model of development more important than new green revolution, says IICA head.
- Baa baa black sheep, have you any genes?
- Food crisis, energy crisis; what about the water crisis? IWMI resurrects 2007 report. More here.
Nibbles: Vine, Food, Soil, Malnutrition squared, Coca
- Italians rescue forgotten grape varieties for new varietals. Diciamo “cin cin”.
- Eat up all your beets.
- LEISA magazine tells us about making soils better.
- Maps of malnutrition in Ecuador. Where are the agrobiodiversity maps to mash with them, Andy?
- “If we were to look at improving the height of children, rather than the weight, we might be able to improve this situation.”
- NatGeo video on coca marketing in Bolivia.
Nibbles: Maize, Climate change, Erosion (not), Bees squared, Cordyceps, Apples, City gardens
- Maize origins investigated.
- Plants climb mountains.
- Rice endures, too.
- “How would our federal government respond if 1 out of every 3 cows was dying?“
- Bees in trouble in India too, but maybe not for same reason.
- We’ve blogged about 冬虫å¤è‰ before, but I personally can never get enough of the stuff.
- Apple breeding bears fruit in India.
- Videos of urban agriculture in Washington DC. Via.