Indigenous knowledge systems

February 13, 2008

Knowledge management for agricultural innovation

How to get Bolivian farmers to do what’s good for them; a case study.

February 10, 2008February 11, 2008

Of rats, bamboo and semelparous mass flowering

Over at Ecosystem and Poverty, our friend and occasional guest contributor Andy is asking whether anyone has a use for bamboo flowering culms… BTW, thanks for linking to our latest posts, Andy.

February 10, 2008

Yet more potato salad

And part 38. “La papa es peruana.” Chileans unavailable for comment.

February 2, 2008

Reviving a lost agricultural tradition

Armenian silk production tries for a comeback.

January 22, 2008

Ark of Taste

Slow Food databases “forgotten flavours.” Thanks, Lubin.

1. “Our traditional crops are not just food. They are life. They are our ancestors’ legacy and our children’s inheritance.”
2. “Banana diversity is not only a scientific or agricultural asset — it is the sector’s insurance for the future.”
3. “Through my parents, I learned that agriculture doesn’t just feed people, it also makes the world more beautiful.”
4. “Genebank work depends on accumulated knowledge. If that knowledge isn’t transferred, you don’t just lose experience, you introduce risk.”
5. “Conserving and using Africa’s plant genetic resources is not a luxury. It is a necessity for resilient agrifood systems in a changing climate.”
Published on February 13, 2026