Nibbles – Page 450 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

October 14, 2007

Cattle genetic diversity

“Genetic endemism” is northern Eurasian cattle.

October 13, 2007

Cigarette?

The case against growing tobacco. So let’s ban it, right?

October 13, 2007

Undermining colonialism

Australian Aborigines “not nomadic.”

October 12, 2007

Magic mushrooms banned

Bad news for Dutch agrobiodiversity. Castaneda unavailable for comment.

October 12, 2007

More on submersible rice

Rice survives immersion: Man from Atlantis unavailable for comment.

1. Three Sisters rematriated to historical Cherokee Nation.
2. Native grains returning to Indigenous land in Australia too.
3. May need to bring back agricultural practices too, like in Peru.
4. Meanwhile, in India, farmers are trying to grow apples in new places. Go figure.
5. Anyway, seems like the IFOAM Seeds Platform might be able to help.
6. And genebanks too of course, like the Millennium Seed Bank.
7. As part of a comprehensive conservation systems, goes without saying, like in China.
8. Which also include climate-proof protected areas.
9. It worked for soybeans, after all.
10. Well, for now anyway…
Published on June 17, 2025