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May 28, 2010

Nibbles: Wild coffee in Uganda, Grasspea, Land Institute, Biopiracy, Frog endangered by tea

Conservation project fails to work. But lessons are learned. The archaeology of grasspea. Mainly Aegean, as it turns out. Artificial selection can help fill gaps left by other kind. Nestlé accused of stealing roiboos. Tea or frog?

January 31, 2007January 31, 2007

Award for The Land Institute

Wes Jackson, the pioneer of perennial prairie polyculture, is to receive the 6th Environmental Award from Prescott College in Arizona for the work of The Land Institute, according to a press release. I’ve always had a lot of respect for Jackson and his vision of what agriculture could be, really learning from nature to craft …

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August 1, 2017August 1, 2017

Wheat is somewhat ignored, in some places

That’s according to Bill Gates, on his visit to The Bread Lab. May come as a surprise to CIMMYT and ICARDA, and to their partners at TraitGenetics. Or to the bunch of Italian farmers Jeremy interviewed for the latest Eat This Podcast. Or to everyone at the Land Institute and elsewhere working on perennial wheat. …

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September 21, 2015September 21, 2015

Nibbles: Nepal earthquake, Vavilov visit, Conservation strategies, Insects & markets, Hydrid breeding, Women & agrobiodiversity, Indian minor crops, Wes Jackson, Drought tolerance, Wheat shindig, Industry support

Getting the right seeds to Nepali farmers. An organic farmer visits the Vavilov Institute. Conservation: beyond hotspots, beyond markets. Letting the market deal with insect foods. Hybrids 101. Tamil Nadu women millet farmers show us all how it’s done. In Milan. Climate change? Let them eat rice bean. End of an era at the Land …

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March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Nibbles: Rabbit origins, New beans and rice, New maize, Fermentation, Grape bugs, Kenya supergoats, Peruvian edible insects, Betelmania, Sustainable cacao, Making cider, Land rights, Kew funding, Avocado origins, German genebank, Oman roadshow, Chinese agriculture then and now, Underground farm, Irish potatoes, Lactase history, Nutrition report, Breeding wheat, Pulse year, Perennial cereals, Shaker agriculture, Food conference, Lupin breeding, Tanzanian ag landscapes, Coffee film, American food, Breakfast around the world, Indian wild figs, Baobab, Fragmentation, History of breeding, MARDI fruits, IARI head, Wild pig genome, Breed typology

Yeah, I know, been slacking with the blogging again of late. Lots of travel. Will try to post about it a bit now I’m back. Here’s the usual back-in-the-office game of catch-up. We start with something topical for Easter. The origin of the bunny: it’s not the genes, it’s the gene control control. CIAT’s heat-resistant …

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