- Taiwan should establish a national seed bank. It says here. But will it be a genebank?
- Agroforestry in the USA and in the ancient Maya lands.
Nibbles: Heirloom cattle, Saleb, Wheat protein, Dog domestication, Rooibos
- Why Highland Cattle? Because they look so cool, of course.
- It’s sahlib time!
- Australians find the extra gluten protein gene they need in Italian wheat.
- Where the hell was the dog domesticated?
- Rooibos tea is latest climate change victim.
Nibbles: In situ CWR project gong, IRRI genebank kudos, Seed Savers interview, Hairloom spuds TV, Rice and salinity, Korean wild seeds
- UNEP-GEF crop wild relatives project makes Top 20 list.
- IRRI DG sings praises of IRRI genebank.
- Interview with Seed Savers founder.
- Danny watches heirloom spuds on the BBC. Too bad we can’t.
- If you want to intensify rice production in the coastal Ganges, you’ll need these varieties.
- And if you want to see pictures of the seeds of wild plants of Korea, you’ll need this website. But you might need some Korean.
Nibbles: Bangladeshi rice, Ugandan seeds, Indian policy
- The Daily Star of Bangladesh waxes lyrical about old rice varieties, and asks “Who knows how many of these homegrown varieties will soon dwindle into being sheer memory?” We know the answer to that one: 75%
- Professor Sir Gorden Conway hymns Josephine Okot, woman seed entrepreneur.
- Part 2 of a look at whether India’s city-centred policy is justifiable. Not on diversity grounds.
Nibbles: New cassava, CBSD maps, Research, Pest management, Banana research
- Farm-Africa celebrates its new cassava successes … but are they resistant to Brown Streak disease?
- Meanwhile, Glenn maps the possible extent of the looming CBSD problem.
- Rothamsted has a new Science Strategy. And it includes breeding for better nutrition.
- Can insect biodiversity help potato farmers in a warming climate? It’s complicated …
- Philippine banana industry wants government money to protect its production.