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T&T goes batty over first endemic mammalian species

"Trinidad and Tobago's first recorded endemic mammalian species is as cute as it is tiny, and is named after the famous broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough. Introducing  Myotis attenboroughi , discovered by    Ricardo Moratelli,   Don Wilson, Roberto Novaes, Kristofer Helgen, and EliĆ©cer E. GutiĆ©rrez, which    represents the first, and only known, endemic mammalian species in the country...." see http://www.looptt.com/content/tt-goes-batty-over-first-endemic-mammalian-species 

Prevention and reduction of food losses and waste

Latin America and the Caribbean promotes an international code of conduct to prevent and reduce food losses and waste The region will submit a proposal to the Committee on World Food Security at the end of June. http://www.fao.org/americas/noticias/ver/en/c/893041/ 

Consequences of using seeds, the traditional way

African Farmers Facing Heavy Prison Sentences If They Continue Their Traditional Seed Exchange See http://alternativemediasyndicate.com/2017/06/06/african-farmers-facing-heavy-prison-sentences-continue-traditional-seed-exchange

Caribbean Climate Hub Video

New Caribbean Climate Hub Video Teaches Kids about Agriculture see https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2017/06/06/new-caribbean-climate-hub-video-teaches-kids-about-agriculture

Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

See infographic for Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security see Factsheets
Data Sets for Agriculture At the recent  ICTforAg Conference , the “What Works for Ag Data: Apps, Tools, and Visualizations” session brought together three digital development professionals to discuss data analysis and presentation tools: Matthew Cooper  of Conservation International Tilly Josephson  of Vera Solutions Michael Shoag  of Forum One see http://www.ictworks.org/2016/07/11/9-data-sets-to-improve-your-ictforag-programs/

Resources in agriculture - some Caribbean

See Libguide by Shamin Renwick, Librarian, Alma Jordan Library, UWI, St. Augustine Lib Guide - Managing Information Resources in Science and Agriculture