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Category: Nibbles

Little bits of link goodness not worth a whole post

Posted on December 10, 2007

Vineyards benefit from integrated pest management

In Austraila, Fosters Wine Estates reduces pests by reducing pesticides; Sir Les Patterson unavailable for comment.

Posted on December 9, 2007December 9, 2007

Names from the Biodiversity Heritage Library

XML SOAP names are available from the Biodiversity Heritage Library: no geeks available for comment (but I suspect this could be important).

Posted on December 3, 2007

Food choice at truck stops

Truckers want healthy foods. Yeah, right.

Posted on December 1, 2007December 1, 2007

Profile of Russian genebank

Profile of the Vavilov Institute: Nikolai Ivanovich unavailable for comment.

Posted on November 30, 2007November 30, 2007

Radio interview with “apple detective”

A man who finds “the world’s rarest species of fruit;” neither Linneaus nor BBC’s scientist available for comment.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. “Our traditional crops are not just food. They are life. They are our ancestors’ legacy and our children’s inheritance.”
    2. “Banana diversity is not only a scientific or agricultural asset — it is the sector’s insurance for the future.”
    3. “Through my parents, I learned that agriculture doesn’t just feed people, it also makes the world more beautiful.”
    4. “Genebank work depends on accumulated knowledge. If that knowledge isn’t transferred, you don’t just lose experience, you introduce risk.”
    5. “Conserving and using Africa’s plant genetic resources is not a luxury. It is a necessity for resilient agrifood systems in a changing climate.”

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