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Category: Nibbles

Little bits of link goodness not worth a whole post

Posted on July 28, 2007July 28, 2007

Basmati rice benefits

The benefits of traditional basmati rice.

Posted on July 27, 2007

Horse diversity

The wonders of livestock breeding.

Posted on July 27, 2007July 27, 2007

“Sex tree” threatened

Ugandans are overexploiting “a natural Viagra”, Citropsis articulata.

Posted on July 25, 2007

Scent of a strawberry

Wild strawberries smell good. Ingmar Bergman unavailable for comment.

Posted on July 24, 2007

US-Africa cooperation on cowpea breeding

African students breeding Striga-resistant cowpea at US uni.

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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”?

    Published on November 14, 2025

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