Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Maize and precolonial Africa. Maize contributed to slavery. Current agricultural diversification strategies are already agroecological. Ancient Maya Lowland agriculture sounds very agroecological. Conventional breeding of Pacific Island staple crops: A paradox. History indeed. Citizen science to the rescue?

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Agroecology Maize Seeding Science 194

Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

There’s a rich oral history of African rice in Maroon communities, but that doesn’t mean either the traditional knowledge or diversity of the crop is safe. The Invisible Tropical Tuber Crop: Edible Aroids (Araceae) Sold as Tajer in the Netherlands. The sedimentary record can be used to recover traditional knowledge too.

Agriculture 137

Agriculture Agriculture Plantation Maize 137

Food Tank

JANUARY 27, 2025

Decolonizing African Agriculture: Food Security, Agroecology and the Need for Radical Transformation by William G. But he believes that there is a new way forward, advocating for a transformation that supports agroecology, rural communities, and networks of smaller cities. Moseley In Decolonizing African Agriculture , William G.

Food 133

Food Agriculture Agriculture Agroecology 133

Food Tank

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They know maize is different.” They will also argue that precautionary measures are needed to protect the country’s wealth of native maize diversity, which is threatened by uncontrolled GM cross-pollination. He said with a smile, “The judge surely eats tacos. Everyone here eats tacos. He was right. So precaution is warranted.

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Maize Food Agroecology Seeding 145

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Mexico’s challenge has also bolstered its standing as hemispheric leader of an agroecology movement gaining momentum across the global south. “If The closest analogues—wheat in the countries of Europe, rice across Asia—pale beside the cultural and dietary importance of maize in the land where it was first domesticated.

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Maize Science Food Crop 144

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is an alliance uniting civil societies dedicated to promoting agroecology and food sovereignty across Africa. The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145