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Category: Nibbles

Little bits of link goodness not worth a whole post

Posted on July 4, 2007July 4, 2007

Gone fishing

Rwandan farmers diversify into fish. Again.

Posted on July 4, 2007November 24, 2008

Up a gum tree

Eucalypts decoded and hybridized.

Posted on July 3, 2007

Bananas not bags

A new use for banana leaves: to replace banned plastic bags in Uganda.

Posted on July 2, 2007

Cassava products in Jamaica

Bammy – fried cassava bread – industry gets boost in Jamaica.

Posted on July 1, 2007July 1, 2007

Mangoes bring peace

Giving mangoes as gifts is part of traditional reconciliation in Pakistan. Which varieties work best, I wonder?

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Johnny Appleseed basically set up fruit tree genebanks 200 years ago.
    2. Modern fruit tree genebanks could probably learn something from Mr Appleseed.
    3. Is there a Mr Lycheeseed, I wonder?
    4. There are probably some fruit tree collections at the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute.
    5. Saudi Arabia is betting on tree genebanks. Maybe even fruit tree genebanks.
    6. All genebanks need to share their data, according to the guy in charge of helping European genebanks share their data.
    7. Can you put a value on genebanks? Should you?

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