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How to collect forestry seeds. Whole bunch of new maize races collected in Colombia. Probably a good idea to collect seeds is what I’m saying. The Türkiye national genebank in the news. Lots of collecting there. Though maybe not as much as in this genebank in China. But small communities need genebanks too.
The Seed System Lab at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences has lots of interesting resources on its new website. Why Jimmy Red maize is worth saving, despite its faults. Yes, there’s now a community of practice on millets. The latest on the Kenyan genebank’s sorghum work. Yak cheese ? Yes, please.
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Old shipwrecked rye seeds may end up in whiskey. Beautifully written piece on the use of heritage varieties — and much else besides — in breeding hazelnuts in the US. If you only read one of these Nibbles, read this one. Best place for them. Old Serbian grapevine herbarium samples should stay right where they are.
Shout out for the Access Agriculture farmer-to-farmer educational video platform from the Seed System Newsletter. Livestock also getting the genebank treatment in the US. They would help with malnutrition where maize biofortification hasn’t worked so well, for example. Maize needs to be decolonized , not biofortified.
Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters. The sedimentary record can be used to recover traditional knowledge too. No word on what ancient text have to say, but I’m sure it’s something. Sometimes traditional knowledge can use a helping hand from scientists.
Maize/Corn kernels are the seeds of the maize plant and are rich in carbohydrates, providing a significant source of energy for human consumption, livestock fee
Old shipwrecked rye seeds may end up in whiskey. Beautifully written piece on the use of heritage varieties — and much else besides — in breeding hazelnuts in the US. If you only read one of these Nibbles, read this one. Best place for them. Old Serbian grapevine herbarium samples should stay right where they are.
Crops like maize – the primary staple food for many of the world’s people, particularly in lower latitudes – are especially at risk; by the end of the century, it’s possible that maize production could drop by as much as 24%. That’s how populations thrive in nature.”
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. The organization operates their Farmer Training Centre and community seed banks. food culture.
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