Nibbles – Page 450 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

October 28, 2007

Save our shrooms

Meanwhile, the Dutch fight backÂ to save other mushrooms.

October 28, 2007

Toadstools hunted in UK

Brits record waxcaps. World holds its breath.

October 27, 2007

Global Compendium of Weeds

Are there really 28,000 weed species?

October 27, 2007

Cloning equines

Cloned racing mules. Cloned racing mules?

October 26, 2007

Hottest chili pepper in the world

Bhut Jolokia is a hottie.

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. 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