Pollinators

Crisis? What pollinator crisis?

The European Crop Protection Association is organizing a conference on Pollinators and Agriculture in Europe in Brussels in a few day’s time. It come hot on the heels of a report which you can download as a pdf or read as a beautifully produced online book. Here’s the money quote:

Newly-named urban extremophile fungus survives on angels’ share.
1493. An oldie but goodie. And the book version is on its way.
AVRDC lists the 6 principles of food value chain research.
El cuexcomate, un nuevo blog en español, acerca de “agricultura, plantas útiles, etnobotánica, comida … desde México.” Bienvenido!
Women more interested than men in better-tasting maize. Maybe El cuexcomate will comment.

The pros and cons of biofortified cassava rehearsed for the nth time.
Scientists accused of biopiracy for the nth time.
nth genetic study of ancient farmers. Men moved, in a nutshell, women not so much.
Traditional healers: nth example of a group hard hit by climate change.
In all above cases, n is a large positive integer.
Potatoes responsible for about 25% of Old World population increase between 1700 and 1900. Nice maths.
Learn how to conserve pollinators. If you’re in Rhode Island. But there is an online Pollinator Conservation Resource Center with lots of resources.

Qataris work out how to sex date palms.
The National Heirloom Exposition revs its engine.
World Camel Day is coming up. No, really.
Latin Americans planning their next congress on the biodiversity of domestic animals. Cuy, anyone?
The Art of Coconut Craft. Wonderfully kitschy.
So, you want to breed Alocasia, do you?
Sweden stops oppressing its main minority.
High Nature Value farming in Serbia.
Non-wood forest products are all very well, but…
Yes, yes, Feidherbia will solve all the problems of the Sahel, now can I go back to sleep?