Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …
Berry Go Round No. 5 is up at A Neotropical Savanna. There’s a lot celebrating the birthday of Linnaeus on 23 May in the Gregorian calendar. 1 But there are also some dandy posts on food and agriculture, to whit: My Asparagus Adventure, Best Fruit Ever? (the pomegranate), and Drought for Thought.
Berry Go Round is fast becoming a don’t miss carnival; Mary Farmer (no jokes, please) did a great job putting this month’s edition together.
Bioversity International has just announced the launching of the website of the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research. You can subscribe to a newsletter, register on and consult a directory of experts, and there’s an online forum coming.
I don’t suppose anyone needs reminding, but COP 9 is on in Bonn, and agricultural biodiversity is on the menu. You can watch some of it online if you’re not there in person. But if you’re there, and something interesting happens, do let us know! Oh, and of course this Thursday is International Day for Biological Diversity, and the theme is Biodiversity and Agriculture.