Nibbles

National Geographic has project to save world’s biggest freshwater fishes.

No agricultural ecotourism

A blog post on eco-tourism that apparently ignores agriculture.

A tantalizing press release says Bolivia earned $155 million from biodiversity-based products, and wants to up that amount.

The new NWFP-Digest is out.

1. On the occasion of Thanksgiving, The Botanist in the Kitchen explains the difference between potato, sweet potato and yam — inimitably. And thanks for the shout-outs!
2. A tour of the wild fruits of Goa. Their sourness has been culturally and economically marginalised in much the same way that extractive systems marginalise the people, landscapes and food traditions associated with it. Well, maybe.
3. How Charity Mueni Ndivo built her own seed bank in Kenya, and then wrote about it for FAO. No sourness in sight.
4. Dr P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, celebrates genebanks, plant breeding, and farmers like Charity.
Published on November 13, 2026