Nibbles – Page 425 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

January 31, 2008

Survey of European attitudes to biodiversity loss published

Europeans worried about biodiversity loss. Agrobiodiversity unavailable for comment.

January 30, 2008

Origin of European potatoes

DNA from old potato herbarium specimens re-writes textbooks.

January 30, 2008January 31, 2008

New book

Lost African fruits found.

January 29, 2008

Lies, damn lies

Nutritional statistics in trouble.

January 26, 2008January 26, 2008

Neolithic transitions

Dating agricultural spread in Europe from earliest appearance of cereals at archaeological sites.

1. Three Sisters rematriated to historical Cherokee Nation.
2. Native grains returning to Indigenous land in Australia too.
3. May need to bring back agricultural practices too, like in Peru.
4. Meanwhile, in India, farmers are trying to grow apples in new places. Go figure.
5. Anyway, seems like the IFOAM Seeds Platform might be able to help.
6. And genebanks too of course, like the Millennium Seed Bank.
7. As part of a comprehensive conservation systems, goes without saying, like in China.
8. Which also include climate-proof protected areas.
9. It worked for soybeans, after all.
10. Well, for now anyway…
Published on June 17, 2025