Skip to content

Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …

  • Home
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

Author: Luigi Guarino

Posted on June 22, 2007

Garlic in the press

The beginning of a panic about the garlic deficit with China? Via Food Museum Blog.

Posted on June 22, 2007

Potholes on the Tequila Trail

Tequila vs maize in the homeland of both.

Posted on June 22, 2007June 22, 2007

From a cold and wet Addis Ababa

I’m spending the week here for work and could not resist the temptation to do some advertising for Ethiopia’s Institute of Biodiversity Conservation, one of the world’s premier genebanks. So check out their website. And read a bit about them in the news.

Posted on June 21, 2007

Controlling bacterial wilt

Another reason why intercropping is a good idea.

Posted on June 21, 2007

Chicken maps

Global chicken density maps, courtesy of ILRI, my hosts for this week.

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 1,197 Page 1,198 Page 1,199 … Page 1,256 Next page

Fresh Nibbles

    1. Dr Fiona Hay, seed scientist, on why we need genebanks, including seed banks.
    2. Prof. Richard Ellis retires. A genebank legend, as Fiona would probably agree.
    3. FAO exhibition goes From Seeds to Foods. By way of genebanks, no doubt.
    4. And peasants, of course. No, it’s not a derogatory word, settle down.
    5. Can Green Revolution breeding approaches (and genebanks) help peasants deal with climate change?
    6. Even genebanks need a back-up plan though.
    7. New Mexico genebank helps out Danish chef.
    8. The history of the Concord grape and its foxiness. Chefs intrigued.
    9. The history of Aport and Amasya apples. No foxiness involved, as far as I know. Genebanks? Probably.
    10. The origin of caffeine. Now do foxiness.
    11. Where did collards come from anyway? No, not genebanks. Bloody historians, always re-writing history.

    Published on October 8, 2025

Updates … delivered

Subscribe in a feed reader

Recent comments

  • Good news from the genebank world? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog on Brainfood: Taxonomic identification, Niche mapping, Harvest tracking, Drones, Phenomics, Yield analysis
  • Good news from the genebank world? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog on Brainfood: Core collections of…durum, deulkkae, barnyard millet, durian, sesame, flax, Fendler’s horsenettle, jute mallow, barley
  • Good news from the genebank world? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog on Brainfood: Genebank metrics, Genebank reviews, Botanic gardens ABS, Genebank practical guides, Germplasm User Groups
  • A breed is a breed is a breed? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog on Old knowledge, new respect
  • A breed is a breed is a breed? – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog on Nibbles: Supermarkets, Cate Blanchett, ABS, Transformation, Medieval haymaking, Aurochs rewilding, Breed concept
Proudly powered by WordPress