Nibbles – Page 461 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

October 1, 2007

Poppy dearest

More on the Afghan opium poppyÂ legalization debate.

October 1, 2007October 1, 2007

Newsletter on organic seeds and plant breeding

Latest issue of the ECO-PB newsletter is available.

October 1, 2007October 2, 2007

IPM worth a fortune in New Zealand vineyards

NZ grape growers discover value of local biodiversity: NZ$1000 per ha per year.

September 30, 2007

Agrobiodiversity around the home

British homegardens to be surveyed.

September 28, 2007September 28, 2007

Bon appetit

Never rains but it pours. More food stuff from bookforum.com.

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