Nibbles

Nibbles: Coffee, Seeds for seedlessness, Garden philosophy

Cutting down forests worsened ancient Mayan droughts.
And (among other things) did for the Maya.
And despite the Mayan end of the world being near, the French are revitalising agroforestry.
The Financial Times wrote about One Acre Fund’s work to reduce agrobiodiversity in Kenya, then put it behind a paywall (for me). So One Acre Fund sprung it.
School gardens continue to flourish in some places.

“Most people are not aware of the fact that 84% of the European crops are partially or entirely dependent on insect pollination.” Right. I could have sworn it was 82%.
That’s not their main concern in Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in India, where Honey is Life.
I had no idea yardlong bean was really a cowpea. The genes say so.
Crop Wild Relatives & Climate Change, a new website from the Global Crop Diversity Trust, with just the right number of RSS feeds.
And if it’s conference information you’re after, previews from the ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual meetings:

As ever, if you’re there and want an outlet, we’re here.

Report on June’s Global Cassava Partnership conference available (behind a paywall, but you can email Glenn Hyman for a copy).
Crops for the Future sings the praises of Wikipedia: “Instead of writing the umpteenth fact sheet on crop x, should we not consider improving the relevant Wikipedia article?”