Including agricultural biodiversity!
International Women’s Day
Just in case we didn’t get anything done ourselves, here’s a little something from Farming First and FAO.
Orto Errante at FAO
ICRAF DG shakes up the landscape
“But how do we communicate an approach that has no common language?” asked Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre. He literally threw this question on the audience by tossing into the air a set of 74 note-cards containing different terms used to describe integrated landscape management. “These words are neither comprehensive nor coherent.”
So many times I’ve wanted to do that with those little note-cards people make you write on during workshops… Follow the fun of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature International Forum on Twitter.
Featured: EU seed law
Isabel is not optimistic about EU seed law:
Since it was sued by some big seed companies, Kokopelli, and other similar organizations, are embarked in an admirable crusade to open up the EU seed market to non registered varieties, particularly traditional ones, coming from EU countries but also abroad. They are certainly making their voices heard, but I am afraid they will need more than that to actually influence EU bodies.
Worth a try, though, I guess.