Luigi Guarino – Page 1132 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

February 1, 2008

New GFU publication

Geographic indications to the rescue of agrobiodiversity.

January 31, 2008

Survey of European attitudes to biodiversity loss published

Europeans worried about biodiversity loss. Agrobiodiversity unavailable for comment.

January 30, 2008

Origin of European potatoes

DNA from old potato herbarium specimens re-writes textbooks.

January 30, 2008January 31, 2008

New book

Lost African fruits found.

January 29, 2008

Lies, damn lies

Nutritional statistics in trouble.

1. Kurdistan inaugurates a new genebank in Sulaymaniyah, which Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani calls one of Kurdistan and Iraq’s most important national projects.
2. Ghana complements its national collection at Bunso. The new facility further north will improve drying, processing and conservation, while giving northern farmers and breeders closer access to crop diversity.
3. Three decades of African bean research partnerships and networking have helped turn a staple crop into a vehicle for improved nutrition, livelihoods and climate resilience.
4. In the Philippines, eight promising purple-yam accessions combine yield, sensory quality and market appeal, with Villasis 2 producing up to 60 tonnes per hectare in trials. Does it need a network next?
5. However, executive director of Seed Savers Exchange Mike Bollinger’s call in Food Tank’s to carry seed diversity forward extends stewardship beyond formal institutions: Indigenous communities, farmers, gardeners and seed libraries all have a role in keeping crop diversity alive and used.
Published on August 27, 2026