Nibbles – Page 448 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

November 2, 2007

Human and baobab distribution in Mali

People and baobabs are kinda symbiotic.

November 2, 2007November 3, 2007

Community-based gardening for yoofs

How to interest children in gardening: weeding doesn’t cut it.

October 31, 2007November 2, 2007

Diversity good for pastures too

More agrobiodiverse European pastures areÂ more productive.

October 31, 2007October 30, 2007

Quality Low Input Food project

Organic good for you. Here comes the science.

October 31, 2007

Bioversity DG tours Down Under

Emile Frison: continue investing in agrobiodiversity, Australia! Jeremy unavailable for comment.

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