Nibbles – Page 471 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

July 28, 2007July 28, 2007

Basmati rice benefits

The benefits of traditional basmati rice.

Horse diversity

The wonders of livestock breeding.

July 27, 2007July 27, 2007

“Sex tree” threatened

Ugandans are overexploiting “a natural Viagra”, Citropsis articulata.

Scent of a strawberry

Wild strawberries smell good. Ingmar Bergman unavailable for comment.

US-Africa cooperation on cowpea breeding

African students breeding Striga-resistant cowpeaÂ at US uni.

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