- Indigenous communities can have genebanks too.
- That would make them part of the informal seed system.
- Meanwhile, in the formal sector, the banana international genebank’s information system gets a graphical upgrade.
- And the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, as formal as they come, gets an exhibition centre.
- Orphan crops are called orphan because they are in general better served by the informal than the formal seed system.
Nibbles: Svalbard, Amazon fires, China genebank, Gardening, CPVO
- Nice genebanks mashup from the always-excellent Mongabay.
- Analyzing social media to understand how forest governance is perceived. I want to do it for genebanks now…
- …Genebanks such as China’s wild plants genebank, for example.
- Thomas Fairchild was a genebanker of sorts 300 years ago.
- Once genebanks have been used by breeders, and varieties released (at least in Europe), you’ll be able to find them in the CPVO Variety Finder. I’m sure Fairchild would be impressed.
Nibbles: Soil day, Gold Rush orchards, Bogota heirlooms, Geographical indications, Coffee industry, Plant Treaty
- Soil diversity is important too, FAO says.
- There’s (agricultural) gold in them thar hills.
- Even the hills of Bogotá.
- Using collective IP rights to protect agricultural and other biodiversity.
- Coffee is 40 years behind other crops, but will business step up?
- More $$$ for the Benefit Sharing Fund.
Nibbles: Tea podcast double, African soil map, Chinese seeds
- Tea, anyone? Jeremy delves into how Brits made tea, and vice versa.
- More tea? Lawrie Taylor looks at the dark side.
- Want to know what the soil is like on African tea farms? Try iSDAsoil. Let the mashing up with crop accession locality data begin…
- Want to know what happened to those other seeds that came out of China?
Nibbles: INCREASE project, New apple, Colombian beans
- You too can help protect the biodiversity of chickpea, common bean, lentil and lupin in Europe.
- Like this guy did for apple.
- And like the Wayuu are doing with guajiro beans in Colombia.