Nope, not here. 1 Over at the Asian Development Bank. You have to be a citizen of an Asian country, and your video of between one and five minutes has to be about climate change in Asia and the Pacific. Big prizes, too. You have until 31 January 2010. We saw it at the Development Marketplace blog.
Featured: Potato germplasm online database
Dirk Enneking has some advice for CIP on their new germplasm databases:
For an outsider there are several obstacles ie. too much choice, too many clicks with a mouse button, in order to get any real joy out of this rather obscure database (we all know potatoes are an important food, though).
What do you think?
A rich new vein of misunderstood agricultural biodiversity
Maybe we’ve stumbled on a rich new vein of agro-biodiversity fun. Jacob’s comment about the Austrian “Swiss” cow (see photo above) shows how easy it is for marketing types to be tripped up by the fine details of their craft. 2 Nick Saltmarsh’s example of wheat mistaken for oats is another good one, even though I can’t share the photo because it is All Rights Reserved.
So how about it? We’re happy to become the central repository for all examples of inappropriate use of agricultural imagery. Send ’em in.
CIP to provide way out of root and tuber genebank database hell?
The International Potato Center (CIP) has announced the launch of two databases. One is on its potato and sweetpotato genebank holdings, and the other on advanced potato varieties and clones. Will their usability and content satisfy Jeremy? Do they satisfy you? Check them out and let us know what you think, we promise to pass the message on.
Agriculture hits limelight in Copenhagen. Maybe.
Today’s the big day for agriculture in Copenhagen. A lot is riding on it, because there hasn’t been much sign of interest at UNFCCC COP15 up to now in the subject of how agriculture is going to adapt to climate change. You can follow Cary Fowler’s Notes from Copenhagen on Facebook.