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Category: Nibbles

Little bits of link goodness not worth a whole post

Posted on April 17, 2008April 18, 2008

Nibbles: Tangled Bank, wild boar, food miles

  • It’s that time again. Tangled Bank 103. Don’t miss the comments!
  • Italian cinghiale different from wild boar north of Alps, not involved in domestication.
  • Book traces plate of curry, trousers back to source. Weirdly, Bangladesh in both cases.
Posted on April 15, 2008April 15, 2008

Nibbles: Crabs, barley, IAASTD, wine, vegetables

  • Why fisheries management is so often a failure.
  • Climate change threatens beer. Luigi appalled. Via.
  • IIED to answer questions raised by IAASTD. Chef comments, “Your alphabet soup is ready now.”
  • Not enough Sangiovese in Brunello di Montalcino. Jeremy appalled.
  • People in the burbs really into growing vegetables all of a sudden.
Posted on April 14, 2008April 14, 2008

Nibbles: Barley, mangoes, erosion

  • Boffins say wild barley “a treasure trove.” Lay up not your treasures on Earth.
  • Boffins say Florida mangoes “unique.” As is the mother, so is her daughter.
  • Boffins say rice genetic diversity being eroded in the Philippines. They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Posted on April 12, 2008April 12, 2008

Nibbles: Irrigation, drought

  • Latest Rice Today map: irrigation around the world. Thanks, Robert.
  • Coincidentally, there’s a Science article on the genetics of how plants cope with drought, but it’s behind a paywall.
Posted on April 11, 2008April 11, 2008

Nibbles: Collards, Genebanks

  • USDA goes hunting for long-lost heirloom collard greens: Indiana Jones unavailable for comment.
  • USDA leader of genetic resources explains why genebanks matter: Indiana Jones laps it up.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. A little more safety for Ukraine’s seeds, thanks to a new genebank.
    2. A little more safety for Mexico’s native maize, thanks to Pres. Sheinbaum.
    3. A little more safety for Andean agriculture, thanks to Ecuadorian Indigenous women and Inside Mater in Peru.
    4. A little more safety for Ischia’s zampognaro bean and Amalfi’s lemons, thanks to local people (and GIAHS).
    5. A little more safety for Pacific crops, thanks to cryopreservation. Breadfruit next?
    6. A little more safety for moringa? At least in Africa with all its “opportunity crops”?

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