Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Never thought I’d see the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Psychology Today , yet here we are. The Pacific’s regional genebank is set for more work on lesser-known crops. Too bad most of them won’t be able to go to Svalbard. How to make a genebank beautiful as well as sustainable. Australia has a rice genebank. For some reason.

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Seeding Crop Food Maize 188

Food Tank

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Walter (Wally) Falcon, a global leader on food security and the economics of agriculture recently passed away in Marion, Iowa at the age of 86. We certainly did not see eye to eye on topics such as organic farming, the use of biotechnology, and corporate influence over the food system. I immediately sought him out.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture biotechnology 78

Food Tank

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2019, Mexico enacted a Federal Law for the Promotion and Protection of Native Maize. The law designates over 60 varieties of corn developed with traditional and indigenous agricultural methods as part of Mexico’s national heritage, making its conservation a human right on par with nutrition, health, and culture.

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Maize Food biotechnology Yield 97

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Can they make laws to safeguard domestic agriculture, public health, the environment, and the genetic integrity of the national diet? It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. Share this This Story’s Impact 1.3

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Maize Science Food Crop 141