Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

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.

Agriculture 178

Agriculture Agriculture Plantation Maize 178

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It has wiped out most of last year’s rain-fed crops, particularly the now staple crop, maize. But small-scale farmers had long abandoned their drought-resistant traditional crops like finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghumopting for maize. We lost our entire maize crop.

Crop 71

Crop Maize Food Grain 71

Food Tank

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is working across the globe to help farmers access the information and resources they need to future-proof their farms. CIMMYT also helps them access seeds to grow crops that are more resistant to droughts and pests.

Maize 52

Maize Farming Farming Food 52

Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Arizona has been at the forefront of conservation efforts, protecting CWRs on public lands like the WCBA, at botanical gardens like at the Desert Museum, and at seed banks. Farmers plant seeds deep in the soil, use passive rainwater harvesting, and rely on hardy desert-adapted seeds. Our seeds are very resilient,” said Johnson.

Seeding 144

Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 144

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Seed detective Adam Alexander travels to the Kor çë region to discover how regenerative horticulture is holding up. Collective farms grew local varieties and saved the seed of landraces that flourished in the varied growing environments across the country. In many regions farmers began planting modern, imported cultivars.

Seeding 124

Seeding Food Maize Cultivation 124

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

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%. An example is the YQ (Yield and Quality) variety of wheat, which is now grown by many farmers.

Crop 52

Crop Maize Food Production 52

Food Tank

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2019, Mexico enacted a Federal Law for the Promotion and Protection of Native Maize. Yields of non-GM corn are comparable to GM corn , according to seed industry sources, and can earn a premium price estimated at 10-20 percent higher than GM varieties. Unlike in the U.S., Rather than face economic harm, U.S.

Maize 111

Maize Food biotechnology Yield 111