Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Agrobiodiversity is crops, livestock, foodways, microbes, pollinators, wild relatives …
“Organic management practices appear to result in elevated levels of grain micronutrient concentration.” By no means the whole story. Tom too takes The Economist to task. Afghanistan’s opium growers. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Nixtamalization for the rest of us. More than you could ever want to know. Rye tortillas! Chocolate began …
Sustainable alternative to opium. Still waiting for my man. “Crop Wild Relative community calls for united global efforts“. Good to know. Small-scale coconut growers to benefit from Kasaragod Declaration? Australian farmer doubles number of species, doubles yield shock. Plant health clinics take expertise where it is needed most. Now for the mobile edition … Crowdsourcing …
Why do Afghani farmers grow the “wrong” crop? Because they can. Ancient bison DNA “could help improve modern agricultural livestock and breeding programs”.
“In the face of climate change, keeping diverse, resilient ecosystems is one of the strongest tools for adaptation.” Getting high in Eden. Chinese ate freshwater fish 40,000 years ago. British MPs finish cleaning their moats, decide to save the honeybee. Worm power! LEISA 25:2 is out. Przewalski’s horse gets first ever reverse vasectomy. Early farmers …
More than you’ve ever wanted to know about bison. Why can we all just get along? An effort to save The River Jordan. Via. Looking for the universe in a grain of sand? Apple diversity in East Yorkshire. The pros and cons of legalizing opium in Afghanistan.