Nibbles – Page 462 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

September 28, 2007September 28, 2007

The next big fruit?

AÃ§aÃ: “nature’s perfect energy fruit.”

September 28, 2007

Marijuana displaces poppies

Afghan farmers diversify. Cheech and Chong unavailable for comment.

September 26, 2007

A writer on Agave

Waxing poetic about maguey.

September 26, 2007September 26, 2007

Disrespecting the bison

Majestically roaming Plains, bison eat corn.

September 25, 2007September 25, 2007

Counterfeit moutai

Fake Chinese liquor seized. Jeremy’s comment: “It wasn’t me.”

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