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Brainfood: QMS, Seed viability, Genotyping, Taxonomy, FAIR data, Evaluation data, Lentil data, Indian cryobank, Home genebank, Dry chain, Botanical gardens, Environmental monitoring, Bending the curve

Agricultural Biodiversity

A pragmatic protocol for seed viability monitoring in ex situ plant genebanks. Share a Tiny Space of Your Freezer to Preserve Seed Diversity. Meanwhile, at the other end of the technology continuum… Applications of dry chain technology to maintain high seed viability in tropical climates. Is it certified, though?

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Coalition letter encouraging continued U.S. membership in FAO

NASDA

In parallel, the IPPC sets global standards used to control pests, diseases, and weeds in shipments of many major agricultural commodities, including grains, planting seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables, and ornamental plants. farmers from potentially invasive species that could lead to losses in yield and reduce U.S. food security.

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Innovation in Gene Editing and Plant Breeding

Jayson Lusk

Director, Seed Biotechnology Center and Associate Director, Plant Breeding Center, University of California, Davis Richard Lawrence, Ph.D., Head of Genome Editing, Yield, Disease, and Quality Research, Bayer Crop Science Fan-Li Chou, Ph. The main speakers included: Allen Van Deynze, Ph.

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Brainfood: Croplands, Satellite phenotyping, Farm size, Bt double, Scaling up, Opinion leaders, Gendered knowledge, OFSP, Ethiopia sorghum diversity, Banana bunchy top, Climate change & pathogens, Bean pathogens, Mixtures, Rewards

Agricultural Biodiversity

Just agricultural science: The green revolution, biotechnologies, and marginalized farmers in Africa. Assessment of seed system interventions for biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Malawi. Diversification of arable crop systems through mixtures need not be bad for yields. Thanks, satellites.

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Brainfood: Food insecurity drivers, Agroecology & fertilizers, Overselling GMOs, Genomic prediction, Striga breeding, Farmers’ preferences, Farmers’ WtP, Diversity metrics

Agricultural Biodiversity

Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it. Farmer Risk Preferences and Willingness to Pay for African Rice Landrace Seed: An Experimental Choice Analysis. The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. So, diversify your mind?

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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Far Eastern Agriculture - Untitled Article

Far Eastern Agriculture

Biotechnology company, Qi Biodesign recently announced the completion of its million dollar Series A funding round to pioneer next-gen genome editing technologies The company has raised a total of US$75mn across its Seed, Series Pre-A , and Series A stages.