Nibbles – Page 483 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

July 16, 2007July 16, 2007

Date tissue culture

Man has in vitro plan for Iraqi dates.

July 15, 2007July 15, 2007

Hemp grower persecuted

A farmer who wanted to diversify into hemp is persecuted by authority.

July 13, 2007July 13, 2007

More on bovine belching

BBC News and Der Spiegel both add details to the low-gas bovines story. Still no word from Al.

Equine obesity

Improved forages make horses obese. That and too much TV.

July 12, 2007July 12, 2007

Thai food

BBC photo essay on Thai insect-based street food.

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