Nibbles – Page 357 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

July 31, 2009August 1, 2009

Nibbles: Water buffalo, Distillation, Salmon, Banana, Stem rust, Red rice

Great photo-essay on the water buffalo.
A renaissance of gin production in London. Cheers!
Not bad photo essay on the salmon migration.
Special issue of Ethnobotany Research & Applications on banana domestication.
Afghanistan readies for Ug99. Because it doesn’t have enough problems already.
Saving red rice. Note comment from Bhuwon.

July 30, 2009July 30, 2009

Nibbles: Fisheries, Mangroves, European bison, Dormouse, Eating & drinking heirlooms, Apios, Kombucha, Organic and health

Donwload a guide to sustainable sushi.
It was World Mangrove Day last Sunday. Who knew.
Poland/Belarus’s Bialowieza Primeval Forest and its bison threatened by climate change, politics.
Endangered dormouse found crossing highway, but is it the edible sort beloved of the Romans?
“Endangered heritage breeds have one saving grace: They’re generally tasty.” Even in cocktails.
Radix gets to grips with Apios americana. Good luck!
Did someone say fermentation?
Did someone say single-issue bores?

July 29, 2009July 29, 2009

Nibbles: Pork, Cocoyam, Farmers markets, Social media

Roast pig in Bangkok. Wish I’d known about this place when I visited a few weeks back.
Do you have Xanthosoma diversity and are you willing to share it? Mary would like to hear from you.
Amazing diversity at an LA farmers market.
Social media in the CG, including us!

July 28, 2009July 28, 2009

Nibbles: Crops for the Future, Fertile Crescent, Canadian First Nation

A common collection of publications on neglected crops.
Crescent, maybe, but fertile, not so much.
“The beaches now are empty of herring roe, its harvest a lost art.”

July 26, 2009July 27, 2009

Nibbles: Potatoes, Tortillas, EU agricultural promotion, Human diversity, Children

Potato fest at the Vavilov Institute next week. Report for us!
Gary Nabhan on tortillas made of “mesquite pods, the flour of ground, popped amaranth seeds, wheat flour and olive oil.”
EU to fund promotion of agricultural products, including information campaigns on the EU system of PDO, PGI, TSG, QWPSR et al. Via.
Diversity good even within individuals.
Engaging children in Sahelian agriculture and agrobiodiversity.

1. Kurdistan inaugurates a new genebank in Sulaymaniyah, which Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani calls one of Kurdistan and Iraq’s most important national projects.
2. Ghana complements its national collection at Bunso. The new facility further north will improve drying, processing and conservation, while giving northern farmers and breeders closer access to crop diversity.
3. Three decades of African bean research partnerships and networking have helped turn a staple crop into a vehicle for improved nutrition, livelihoods and climate resilience.
4. In the Philippines, eight promising purple-yam accessions combine yield, sensory quality and market appeal, with Villasis 2 producing up to 60 tonnes per hectare in trials. Does it need a network next?
5. However, executive director of Seed Savers Exchange Mike Bollinger’s call in Food Tank’s to carry seed diversity forward extends stewardship beyond formal institutions: Indigenous communities, farmers, gardeners and seed libraries all have a role in keeping crop diversity alive and used.
Published on August 27, 2026