Nibbles – Page 451 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

October 12, 2007

Reconnecting the food chain

“Alternative food networks” are good for you.Â

October 11, 2007October 11, 2007

Journalists trained on biodiversity

Journalists trained on biodiversity: agriculture not available for comment.

October 9, 2007

Responding to salinity

Aussies breed salt-tolerant wheat.

October 9, 2007

Wild goat threatened

Upgrade of Mughal road endangers markhor.

October 9, 2007October 9, 2007

Bumblebees disappearing

Bumblebees too?

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