We only nibbled it here, but Andy over at Ecosystems and Poverty has a somewhat longer post about the new book on the “lost fruits” of Africa. Maybe we should have given it more respect. The previous books in the series, which covered Africa and the Andes, are very good indeed.
Micronutrients protect against malaria
Another reason to eat those orange bananas (and sweet potatoes).
African food online
Two Kenyan plant breeding students, Arthur Karugu and Felix Waweru, have a website 1 which “provides information on African foods, recipes, restaurants that sell them that and nutritional advice.” They are planning to develop it into an e-commerce platform for small farmers:
Farmers undergo many problems in marketing their products. They need a market link, and we are ready to facilitate that for them, says Waweru…
Best of luck to them. The website is called Try African Food, and it’s got a blog, a roundup of news etc. I’ve subscribed to their feed and will definitely keep and eye on it. Thanks to Kijo for the headsup.
New GFU publication
Geographic indications to the rescue of agrobiodiversity.
Economic diversification in Guatemala
Who knew? Via The Lubin Files, news that FAO has a channel on YouTube.
Oliver Stone unavailable for comment.