AgroBioDiverse
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Luigi Guarino & Jeremy Cherfas on crops, livestock, bugs, food, drink... See also Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog ☕️🍺🍠🍌🥑🍆🌶️🌽 🌻🍏 Views our own
Rome & Bonn, also Nairobi
Joined April 2008
The development of plant breeding has been shaped by individuals who advanced plant genetic resources. Dr Cary Fowler is one of them, known for his role in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. More via the #VisionariesofPlantBreeding campaign by @DialogBDP
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Hear how @KavehZahedi2030, @FAO Director of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, underscores the Treaty's role in protecting #biodiversity. ➡️ https://t.co/LZdFSX2C8f
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
@FAOclimate @FAOPERU @CHblw @midagriperu @INIAPeru @SwissMFA
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As climate change drives a devastating plant disease into new regions, a new potato variety developed in Peru gives farmers an option that reduces losses and cuts costs.
devex.com
As climate change drives a devastating plant disease into new regions, a new potato variety developed in Peru gives farmers an option that reduces losses and cuts costs.
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Me dealing with my inbox.
“Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.” – Martin Parr (1952-2025)
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LOST APPLE 'RYMER' REDISCOVERED! Thanks to amazing sleuthing by Stephen Ainsleigh Rice in England and Gary Sully in Australia, this wonderful cooking apple has been confirmed rediscovered. Believed lost for nearly 100 years, DNA testing shows it was a grandparent of Bramley. 1/3
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🧐 Did you know? FAOSTAT is the world's most comprehensive statistical database on food, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, natural resources management and nutrition. ☑️ Check it out here ➡️ https://t.co/84cOfXvWIM ☑️ Follow @FAOstatistics for the latest updates!
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To restore landscapes that last, we must ask: Which tree species to plant, where, & why? Through the #RTRPSeed project, native species are being prioritized to deliver #climate, biodiversity & livelihood gains. Read: ➡️ https://t.co/grqbTShNAm
#Trees4Resilience | @iki_germany
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🫒 One of the world's most destructive bacterial plant diseases targets olive trees as well as other staple crops including grapes, citrus & stone fruits. 🦠 Its name is Xylella fastidiosa. 🎥 Learn how @FAO is helping to contain this deadly plant disease 👇 #OliveTreeDay
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Yesterday’s side event explored how Peru’s megadiversity shapes sustainable food systems 🇵🇪 Genebanks, NGOs, @FAO, Food processing and agrobiodiversity-positive companies shared scalable models and strengthened SDG-aligned partnerships. Collaboration starts with #Biodiversity
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At #GB11, delegates delve into plenary debates on the Global Information System and moving forward with contact group negotiations to strengthen the MLS and its benefit sharing mechanisms. ➡️ https://t.co/AocJszfz8V
#Multilateralism #Cooperation
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This month, six national genebanks met at @BiovIntCIAT_eng for a gap analysis workshop - a method to identify missing diversity in their collections. Under the #PowerofDiversity project, Colombia, Kenya and Zambia are focusing on opportunity crops to boost climate resilience.
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The @planttreaty, @Cipotato, @CropTrust, @NordGen & @CGIAR Genebanks launched an immersive journey through the Infinite Loop & Seeds of Peru, celebrating the diversity that farmers & communities have safeguarded for generations.🌶️🥔 ➡️ https://t.co/huyvaj6Xwy
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Strengthening farmers’ seed choice is essential to supporting resilient and inclusive food systems. At the #GB11, the Seeds for Food Coalition will convene a dedicated side event to facilitate dialogue on how diverse seed systems can better respond to farmers’ needs. #SeedIsLife
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An international research team has published the pangenome (complete set of all genes) and panphenome (entire collection of agronomic traits) for #eggplant. Read details in #BiotechUpdates: https://t.co/cfeKivcJVq
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Today at #GB11, countries meet in Lima for a full day of negotiations and cooperation to advance the global system that protects our plant genetic resources. 🌱 Follow along for today’s highlights, decisions, and moments shaping our shared food future. #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
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This project in #Nigeria has revealed the potential of indigenous #tree species in reducing climate-induced hardships. These species have often been overlooked, but they can play a vital role in local development & promoting a green recovery. 🔗 https://t.co/nOf295G5ky
Native or introduced trees, which should you plant? Both matter, but the choice depends on location, goals, and ecosystem services. Using quality seeds, smart planning & decision-support tools makes every planting count. Read: 🔗 https://t.co/hnN4p4vZ1o
#Trees4Resilience
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Here is a map of archaeological sites in the Sahara that date to between 9,000 and 3,000 years ago, but only the ones with cattle remains. So it is just a limited map. Seems like archaeologists have a LOT of curiosity about this area.
The Sahara Desert, green and fertile for 5,000 years following the end of the Ice Age ( https://t.co/Z6klcYoqUU), is more than twice the size of the Indian subcontinent but has only been the subject of minimal archaeological investigation. Implications in the attached info-image.
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As negotiations begin in Lima, ISF, @BejoWorld,@Corteva and @Bayer explain the key issues that will shape global access to plant genetic resources and share what a fair ABS system should look like. @SeedWorldEU 🎥 https://t.co/7FAy51hYLW 🎥 https://t.co/jv96lNNN3T
#SeedIsLife
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