Nibbles – Page 486 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

Bananas not bags

A new use for banana leaves: to replace banned plastic bags in Uganda.

Cassava products in Jamaica

Bammy – fried cassava bread – industry gets boost in Jamaica.

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Mangoes bring peace

Giving mangoes as gifts is part of traditional reconciliation in Pakistan.Â Which varieties work best, I wonder?

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Tea in Taiwan

Bamboo charcoal oolong tea? I wanna try it.

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MegaFishes Project

National Geographic has project to save world’s biggest freshwater fishes.

1. Festivals, rituals and seed-saving go hand in hand, as this photo essay on Koraput’s Adivasis shows for World Indigenous Peoples Day.
2. Speaking of unlikely alliances, Israeli and Palestinian researchers have teamed up on wheat that can take the heat in a warming, drying Middle East.
3. Not to be outdone in the resilience stakes, the cowpea shrugs off both drought and flooding, according to FAO.
4. If all this talk of resilient crops has you inspired, here’s a how-to on starting your own community seed bank, in South Africa or anywhere else for that matter.
5. And for when preservation is really about nostalgia: Romania’s Buzau genebank is keeping childhood mint flavours alive, chocolate, clove and vanilla notes included.
Published on August 13, 2026