- A nice long video on Lupinus mutabilis: TARWI – Semillas del Futuro Vol.1. It has always, in my experience, been “del futuro”.
- BBC asks CABI chief scientist to pick his top 10 plant pests. What, no taro leaf blight?
- Nor planthoppers of Iran?
- Divert just four years’ worth of EU agricultural subsidies to pay off pretty much all of Greece’s public debt, and we could stave off a second global financial crisis while helping some of the world’s poorest people all at the same time. Not gonna happen.
- Videos from 15th EWAC-Eucarpia Cereals Section Conference. Luigi not featured. Yet.
- EU may decide on new seed laws tomorrow. Or not. Patrick unpacks it a bit.
Nibbles: Parthenium, Squashes
- Parthenium hysterophorus is smothering Kenya. Somebody do something. And what’s that specific mean? Late-bearing?
- Cucurbits and American history.
- NordGen etc workshop on Socio-economic and Cultural Values of Farm Animal Breeds. And all the presentations are linked. But where are the stories?
Nibbles: Rubber
Almost empty internets today
- Jungle rubber bounces back with added biodiversity. Who could resist?
Nibbles: Dutch camels, Kenyan food fair
TV for your Sunday entertainment:
- A Dutch camel farm. Thanks Anissa.
- A Kenyan food fair. Thanks Jess.
Nibbles: Libya, Retail links, Book
- Libya asks ICARDA for seeds. We ask “Libyan seeds?”
- Indian small farmers should link to retail chains.
- New Agriculturalist reviews a book on upscaling small-scale farmers.