Neglected species

Nibbles: Ecosystem vulnerability, Mayan chocolate, Natural dyes, Japanese art

Climate change affecting ecosystems. Well I never. Mashup with crop wild relative distributions needed!
Hershey scientist studies ancient chocolate.
Natural dyes in Indonesia. Temptation to pun successfully resisted for once.
Agrobiodiversity in art: The Old Plum.

Do my eyes deceive me? Exhortation not to forget farms during biodiversity festivities.
Edible Geography does Mexico City. Oh to be in DF on the 9th.
What do Benin farmers want out of their chickens? Clue: it wont be easy.
Is marama bean the next big thing? Probably not, but check it out anyway.
New Biosphere Reserve protects wild coffee.
Uber-blogger Tom Barnett tackles sweet potato breeding. Sweet potato wins.

The wages of Kenyan rose growers increase 22% — to $59 a month. Sinful.
Wheat stripe rust uses sex to break down barriers.
Q&A with Cuban whiz Humberto Ríos.
Latest Carnival of Evolution is up; we’re the only ag, alas.
Proposed agricultural biodiversity heritage sites in India. (Is this new?)
Investing in Underutilised Crops to Achieve Food Security. A report from the CGARD conference in March.
The Hanging Gardens of Kenya.
Living in genetic mixtures helps plants against herbivores. No, really.
“Restoring human cultures to the web of life.”

Cacao beer. What’s not to like?
CABI blog deconstructs pesticidal plants.
Worldwatch blog on how “livestock can improve food security and preserve and rebuild communities.”
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park tries to diversify.

Going nuts in Kyrgyzstan. Ok, sorry, that should read growing. And something similar from Brazil.
And the bad Ug99 news just keeps on coming. When is wheat gonna catch a break?
The Campesino a Campesino Pollinator Project. I just love that title.
Study says “drought tolerant maize will greatly benefit African farmers.” Still no cure for cancer.
Araticum, Buriti, Pequi, Cagaita, Gueroba, Babassu, Baru: Which one is the next kiwi?