Nibbles – Page 437 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

January 5, 2008January 5, 2008

Most beehives in a single tree

Bee tree boasts 575 hives, seeks World Heritage Site status.

December 19, 2007

Defining basmati

So what is basmati anyway? Indian boffins all too available for comment.

December 18, 2007

Hamming it up

Jamon iberico finally gets a visa.

December 18, 2007December 18, 2007

Genetic Resources Action International examines A Green Revolution for Africa

GRAIN briefs the world on AGRA; Kofi talking to Bill.

December 16, 2007

Biblical transportation makes a comeback

~~Asses~~ Donkeys and mules stillÂ big in Gaza.

1. Haga Hideo’s 1950s photos of Fukushima farming rituals are now being used to revive them: ex situ conservation, but for culture.
2. Long before photography, or “pre‑breeding” was a buzzword, Belgian pomologist Jean‑Baptiste Van Mons was running massive pear selection trials and gifting us Beurré Bosc and Doyenné Boussock.
3. As Southern Africa’s miombo shrinks, scientists are cloning wild trees so the fruit — and food security — outlive the forest. Now for the pre-breeding.
4. Greenpeace Africa’s Seed Project makes the case for indigenous seeds as a route to farmer independence. And you can help.
5. And oh so coincidentally, a network of community seed banks in Kenya is rescuing indigenous seeds so the diversity is still around when opportunity (or crisis) knocks.
6. Also in Kenya, the national genebank’s collectors are racing to secure opportunity crops.
7. Nepal’s indigenous crops and landraces are at the same time more needed than ever, and under threat. So, much like in Kenya.
8. The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT says women are at the center of sustainable food systems; the fine print adds: “as they have always been.”
Published on September 30, 2026