Nibbles – Page 441 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

November 23, 2007

Everybody loves quinoa

CABI on Bioversity on quinoa.

November 22, 2007November 22, 2007

Potato taxonomy

Quick quiz: How many species of cultivated potatoes are there?

November 22, 2007March 3, 2026

Agriculture after conflict

The New Agriculturist has a feature on Agriculture After Conflict.

November 22, 2007

Pioneer agriculture

Photos of Frontier Culture Museum, including agrobiodiversity.

November 21, 2007

Corn husking contest

Keeping agricultural skills aliveÂ can be fun.

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