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 132

Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 132

Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 11, 2023

Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies. Diamonds in the Not-So-Rough: Wild Relative Diversity Hidden in Crop Genomes. No word on how many crop wild relatives are threatened, but there’s a cool online mapping tool that could I suppose be used to mash things up. Ok, maybe 8. Even more than all the CWRs we did.

Ecology 100

Ecology Maize Cultivation Grain 100

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

The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought. Crop Trust , International Crop Trust is dedicated to conserving plant genetic resources to promote sustainable agriculture and support global food security.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145