Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …
Who says genebanks don’t collaborate enough? Here’s news of the Pakistani and an Australian genebanks spreading the love. Here’s the agenda for the Pakistan workshop, thanks to our mole.
We are at the Workshop on Plant Genetic Resources and Genebank Operations Management System, with #CWR partners from Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Sudan and Malaysia. #SeedConservation https://t.co/N9QSP2F2gU pic.twitter.com/oVWB8xvaWx
— Crop Wild Relatives (@CropWildRelativ) May 8, 2018
Biz model is growing, having benefits, and impact, and understanding that is better if you share it. @HowardShultz @Starbucks #SaC18 pic.twitter.com/0PqUgLl3Vy
— TechFood Magazine (@techfood_mag) May 7, 2018
Want impact, Mr Starbucks? You could try supporting the coffee diversity conservation strategy for a start.
Jacob has a suggestion for researchers interested in the link between agricultural diversification and nutrition:
We need a new generation of studies that looks at the effects of diversification on nutrition with a broader perspective on the candidate mechanisms for this link.
So, people, get specific.
The 7th International Food Legumes Research Conference started yesterday in Marrakesh. Like the World Cup, they happen only every four years, and are eagerly awaited. Unlike the World Cup, Brazil doesn’t feature much, and you can’t follow along on TV with a beer. There is, however, Twitter.
A short summary of Day 1 at the International Food Legumes Research Conference #IFLRC2018 @iflrc: https://t.co/jikEKvuKcI pic.twitter.com/uWPnx4xQVT
— ICARDA (@ICARDA) May 6, 2018