Nibbles: New potatoes, Wild species, Native maize, Conservation course, Indigenous fishery, Yield trends

Wild relative rescues potatoes. Which wild relative? Well for that you’ll have to read the paper. The FAQ on that. Or if you want an alternative. More the better, I guess. And just to remember what makes it all possible: diversity in fields and genebanks. Wild species not just useful to food security as sources …

Nibbles: Landscapes pod, Tartiness evolution, Diversity pix, Eve Crowley vid, Commons debate, Subsidies, Arabidopsis database, Beard beer, Kew herbarium vid, Minoan pests, FDish seeds, Extinction is forever

CIFOR scientist talks about the much-vaunted landscape approach. The repeated evolution of lemony flavour. Nice infographic of breadfruit diversity in the Pacific. Better infographic of chili pepper diversity in Mexico. Both are on Facebook. Hope you guys can see them. FAO’s Eve Crowley is didactic and inspirational by turns about women, co-operatives and rural development. …