Nibbles – Page 440 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

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Phytochemicals in yams

Yoruba twins due to yams?

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Earliest use of cacao dated

Mesoamericans drank fermented cacao pulp 3000 years ago.

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Dryland, Livestock/Wildlife Environment Interface Project

Fatter livestock, more wild animals, honey. The elusive win-win-win?

November 13, 2007

Caribbean food and health

Lubin finds nutritional info on Caribbean foods.

November 13, 2007

Paris Hilton and agrobiodiversity

Paris Hilton worried about elephants getting drunk on rice beer. Pocket pig bandwagon awaits her.

1. “Our traditional crops are not just food. They are life. They are our ancestors’ legacy and our children’s inheritance.”
2. “Banana diversity is not only a scientific or agricultural asset — it is the sector’s insurance for the future.”
3. “Through my parents, I learned that agriculture doesn’t just feed people, it also makes the world more beautiful.”
4. “Genebank work depends on accumulated knowledge. If that knowledge isn’t transferred, you don’t just lose experience, you introduce risk.”
5. “Conserving and using Africa’s plant genetic resources is not a luxury. It is a necessity for resilient agrifood systems in a changing climate.”
Published on February 13, 2026