Nibbles – Page 494 – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog

June 18, 2007June 18, 2007

In praise of older fruit

Muck and Mystery would have us believe that glossy supermarket fruit is “poverty food”. And he’s right.

Croatian agricultural biodiversity

Conference on Croatian breeds and varieties, in Croatian though.

Kapok disjunction

Kapok (Ceiba) distribution explainedÂ by long distance dispersal?

June 18, 2007June 18, 2007

Wikiseedia starting to sprout?

Wikiseedia may be starting to sprout. Although the front page had not been changed since 29 May.

June 17, 2007June 17, 2007

Un-spinning “natural” skimmed milk

Muck and Mystery unspins “natural” skimmed milk.

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