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Nibbles: Irradiated mangoes, PNG genebank, Chinese taro, Strawberry breeding, DNA sequencing, Googling sheep, Weird pineapple, Agroforestry, Olive diversity, Xylella, Fermentation, Pulque & mezcal, Cheese & donkeys, Italian food double, Tomato double, Fairchild, Vanilla history, Potato history, Kelemu

Did you miss us? Well, we’re making up for lost time today. Buckle up. Seafaring mangoes. India to help PNG get (another?) genebank. Somebody mention taro? The Chinese are coming. Strawberries for Christmas. Handheld genotyping. Brave new world. All the sheep in the world. Trees > lungs. Pink pineapple. Yeah, why not. Tuscan olives are …

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Nibbles: SPAM2020, Pullman genebank, Svalbard, Olive plague, Rice diversity, Vanilla threat, Gum rockrose, VACS demand, AI double, Food & climate change

The latest version of the SPAM global crop area distribution model is out. You can play with it here. Some bullet points on the USDA’s National Plant Germplasm System outpost in Pullman. Yes, the above references Svalbard, as does this piece on Spanish tomatoes. Pity we can’t put olives in Svalbard, but there’s a another …

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Brainfood: Biodiversity review, History, Maize history, Maya ag, Agroecology, Ancient curry, IK, Culture & policy, Breeding review, Pacific PGRFA, Pacific breeding, Epidemics, Xylella

Biodiversity: Concepts, Patterns, Trends, and Perspectives. It may not be the sixth mass extinction, but it’s still bad, and we’re to blame. Interestingly for such a high-level review, genetic diversity of domesticated species is actually mentioned. Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research. Conserving the genetic diversity of domesticated …

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Nibbles: Singapore genebank, Tianjin genebank, Food system transformation, ENCORE biodiversity tool, Italian olive troubles, Agroecology map, Indian millets

Nice write-up of the Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank, which opened back in 2019 to not much fanfare. The Tianjin Agricultural Germplasm Resources Bank has just opened, to much fanfare. The Global Alliance for the Future of Food has a report out on Beacons of Hope: Stories of Food Systems Transformation During COVID-19. All far …

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