Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 11, 2023

Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies. Diamonds in the Not-So-Rough: Wild Relative Diversity Hidden in Crop Genomes. Mapping potential conflicts between global agriculture and terrestrial conservation. Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. Ok, maybe 8.

Ecology 100

Ecology Cultivation Maize Crop 100

Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that don’t grow anywhere else. Forest Service to identify and collect other wild relatives of crops in this area. In the U.S.

Seeding 118

Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 118

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Everything from the number of farms, to the types of crops, to how they get to market, have all become more consolidated in recent decades. Because of the political and scientific focus on staple grain production, just three crops (wheat, rice and maize) make up almost half of global calorie consumption.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Food Distribution Marketing 52

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Contributing authors: Liza Greene , Elena Seeley , and Alessandra Uriarte The food and agriculture movement made incredible strides over the last year—but our work isn’t done yet! These groups are continuing to push for food and agriculture systems that are economically, socially, and environmentally just and equitable.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145