In the spring of 1989, when I was still a grade 12 student, the University of New Brunswick invited me to come to campus for a few trial lectures so I could see what being a university student was like. One of the classes was on AI, so I signed up.

You know the feeling when you’re expecting to take a sip of orange juice and it’s actually milk? I had that same sort of disconnect
when I got to the class. The prof was talking about computers instead of animal husbandry.

I was a country kid who grew up around farms. When I finally clued in that AI meant artificial intelligence and not artificial insemination, I spent the rest of the class giggling. #MistakenIdentity #AI #farming

Just three plant species, wheat, maize and rice, account for 60% of all food eaten globally. Crop science expert, Prof Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, argues that many of Africa’s 30,000 edible plants must be revived.
#Food #Farming #Agriculture #Crops #Africa #Wheat #Rice #Maize #PlantScience

60% of Africa's food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent's crop treasure trove is being neglected
https://theconversation.com/60-of-africas-food-is-based-on-wheat-rice-and-maize-the-continents-crop-treasure-trove-is-being-neglected-220543

60% of Africa's food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent's crop treasure trove is being neglected

Just three plant species – wheat, maize and rice – account for 60% of all food eaten globally. A crop science expert argues that many of Africa’s 30,000 edible plants must be revived.

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