Mind the gap between crop diversity and nutrition
1 day ago · Spoiler alert: The majority of NBSAPs mention food security (74%), indigenous knowledge (73%), and genetic diversity of crops (65%) yet did not link these concepts to nutrition. This presents a foundation and opportunity for future NBSAPs to develop these linkages…. So, out of all NBSAPs analysed, 168 (65%) mention genetic diversity.
“Almost 80%” is the new 75% – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Oct 21, 2021 · Almost eighteen months in the making, or 80 years, depending on how you look at it, yesterday saw the publication of a gargantuan review of the literature on crop genetic erosion. ((A common topic on here of course.)) The team reviewed hundreds of primary literature sources published over the last 80 years that examine potential …
IPBES7 on agricultural biodiversity
May 7, 2019 · So I've trawled the latest IPBES Global Assessment Summary for Policymakers for references to agricultural diversity, so you don't have to. Here's the most relevant of the Key Messages: A6. Globally, local varieties and breeds of domesticated plants and animals are disappearing. This loss of diversity, including genetic diversity, poses a serious risk to global … Continue reading "IPBES7 on ...
Brainfood: CGIAR impacts, Alternative ag, Landscape simplicity ...
Feb 19, 2024 · The economic impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies on agricultural productivity in developing countries, 1961–2020. In 2020, modern varieties bred by CGIAR or developed by other institutions using CGIAR germplasm were sown on about 190 M ha, about 26% of the total harvested area of these crops in developing countries, and 43% of the total area … Continue reading "Brainfood: CGIAR ...
Agrobiodiversity manifestly important – Agricultural …
Nov 15, 2021 · The process leading up to the just-started 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress included coming up with the "Rome Manifesto: Using Agrobiodiversity to Transform Food Systems." This highlights three "commitments to help tackle global challenges including climate change, malnutrition, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation." Consume diverse foods in diets that are nutritious ...
Brainfood: Mapping double, Niche modelling, CGIAR impacts, …
Sep 13, 2021 · Conservation needs to break free from global priority mapping. Couldn't agree more. And less. National climate and biodiversity strategies are hamstrung by a lack of maps. Wait, what? The evolutionary genomics of species’ responses to climate change. You need to combine niche modelling with genetic adaptation to get the best maps. Payoffs to a half … Continue reading "Brainfood: Mapping ...
Neglected species - Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
3 days ago · With remarkable regularity, China announces some impressive genebank thing. Like a catalog for 105 tropical crop genebanks.But where is it? On the other hand, we probably don’t hear enough about African genebanks, so this piece is very welcome.; Or about genebanks in Papua New Guinea, for that matter.; Have we heard enough about “opportunity crops” yet?
Brainfood: Species mixtures double, Crop diversification, Local ...
Sep 5, 2022 · Drought-exposure history increases complementarity between plant species in response to a subsequent drought. Repeated stress makes plant species get along better, sustaining diversity. If only it worked so well with people... A quantitative synthesis of soil microbial effects on plant species coexistence. Meta-analysis shows soil microbes work against plant species getting along better.
Smaller farms, more crop diversity, more nutrients, mainly
May 10, 2017 · There's a follow-up to that Environment Reports website on farm size and nutrient production that we blogged about a couple of weeks back. The data come mainly (though not exclusively) from a blockbuster inaugural Lancet Planetary Health article. The new website explores farm size variation among different regions of the world through some great imagery. … Continue reading "Smaller farms ...
Forests & trees - Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog
Sep 23, 2024 · The authors of book “Moving Crops and the Scales of History” have been awarded the Edelstein Prize 2024 for their work to “redefine historical inquiry based on the ‘cropscape’: the assemblage of people, places, creatures, technologies, and other elements that form around a crop.” Let’s see how many cropscapes we can come up with today.