Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 11, 2023

Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies. A third of agricultural production occurs in sites of high biodiversity conservation priority, with cattle, maize, rice, and soybean posing the greatest threat and sugar beet, pearl millet, and sunflower the lowest. Even more than all the CWRs we did.

Ecology 100

Ecology Maize Cultivation Grain 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. Examples of wild and domesticated forms of crops. The first image of each row is the wild relative.

Seeding 144

Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 144

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

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. Of the more than 200,000 edible plant species , people today rely on just 15 for almost all of their regular food intake.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Food Distribution Marketing 52

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Through this program, they work with cattle ranchers to steward ranchlands, which supports birds’ natural habitats. Demanda Colectiva , Mexico The Demanda Colectiva has fought to protect Mexico’s native maize varieties, which are threatened by uncontrolled cross-pollination from genetically modified corn. At the start of 2024, Dr.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145