AgroBioDiverse

Luigi Guarino & Jeremy Cherfas on crops, livestock, bugs, food, drink... See also Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog ☕️🍺🍠🍌🥑🍆🌶️🌽 🌻🍏 Views our own

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

On today's International Day of the Potato (yes, it's a real thing) we celebrate the potasium-rich, heart-friendly, fat-free vegetable that provides 30% of your Vitamin C needs. Potatoes are grown in every Afrcan country. It's a tie for #1 producer between Egypt and Algeria - each grows 5+ million metric tons annually. #3 grower is South Africa, #4 is Malawi, #5: Kenya, #6: Nigeria

[PlantTreaty @planttreaty]

Where potatoes grow, livelihoods flourish.

Through the Plant Treaty’s Multilateral System, potato genetic resources are shared globally to support farmers, researchers & breeders in building more resilient agrifood systems. 🥔

https://t.co/fq8Dh88MaB

#InternationalDayOfPotato

[Euroseeds @EuroseedsEU]

🥔 A potato is never “just a potato.”

From the field to your snack bowl, science helps create potato varieties that are more resilient, sustainable and adapted to today’s challenges.

Breeding a new potato can take more than a decade, combining expertise in genetics, agriculture and food production to reduce disease, improve storage and support farmers worldwide.

This International Day of Potato, we celebrate the people and innovation behind one of the world’s favorite foods 🍟➡️ https://t.co/a5ufjMsnrB

#GrowingTheFuture #InternationalDayOfPotato

[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

🥔From the Andes to the world, potatoes have transformed diets and cultures.

Discover how @FAO supports farmers’ efforts to preserve potato diversity and secure food for millions.

👉 https://t.co/llbVQBmhoQ

#InternationalDayOfPotato

[Down To Earth @down2earthindia]

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📌Transhumance has been criminalised for long in India. The British colonial state declared nomadism and pastoralism to be criminal activities. Post-independence, not much changed for groups who migrate with the seasons.

📌However, new research reveals that Kashmir’s Gujjars, Bakkerwals and Gaddis offer invaluable ecosystem services, writes Abraham Abhishek.

📌In the International Year for Rangelands and Pastoralists, these findings can help spread awareness about transhumant pastoralism and create real traction for policy change, he says.

Read: https://t.co/UPQPGLHP8H

[AgroBioDiverse @AgroBioDiverse]

A tale of many breadfruits – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://t.co/ypc3OCSoxL

#conservation #agrobiodiversity #heirloom #biodiversity #genebanks

[AgroBioDiverse @AgroBioDiverse]

Stairway to maize diversity – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://t.co/JmjQvfTXNs

#genebanks #agrobiodiversity #conservation #plantbreeding

[AgroBioDiverse @AgroBioDiverse]

Brainfood: Markets edition – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://t.co/UK5x5S5MPZ

#conservation #agrobiodiversity #seeds #markets #planbreeding #genebanks

[Erle Ellis (艾尔青) @erleellis]

Treating Nature as Capital Cannot Save the Planet.
https://t.co/oYT2xHQcUz

[PlantTreaty @planttreaty]

Behind every potato variety is generations of farmers’ knowledge and conservation.

Protecting crop diversity means protecting culture, resilience and future food systems. 🥔

📰 https://t.co/fq8Dh88MaB

#InternationalDayOfPotato #ItAllStartsWithTheSeed

[AgroBioDiverse @AgroBioDiverse]

Nibbles: Fit for Biodiversity, Food value chains, FAO, SeedTracker, Morocco genetic erosion, Pastoralists, Cannabis seedbanks – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog https://t.co/mKgQgMqulM

#genebanks #agrobiodiversity #seeds #conservation

[Wiley Ecology, Environment, and Sustainability​​ @WileyEcology]

🌱 High-throughput phenotyping & predictive modeling are revolutionizing plant breeding. @plantphenomej invites research on phenomics to enhance selection accuracy, intensity, germplasm characterization & breeding efficiency.

https://t.co/9uljjELtpC

#PlantBreeding #Phenomics

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

Healthy seedlings are the first step toward healthy forests.

This guide explains how to properly prick out seedlings to improve survival rates and strengthen nursery management for restoration efforts.

Read: 🔗 https://t.co/JBj2xfND2P

#TreesPeoplePlanet | @BezosEarthFund

[Max Roser @MaxCRoser]

How will your country's demographics change this century?

At Our World in Data we built a tool to let you see for yourself.

The UN's assumptions are the starting point.

But then you can adjust the three drivers of change — births, deaths, and migration — to what you expect.

[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

Strong nutrition standards and supportive policies can help school meal programmes better protect children’s right to adequate food.

This new @FAO/@WFP manual explores how to integrate nutrition guidelines into policy and legal frameworks 👉 https://t.co/Y6UIiprtrF

[Tata-Cornell Institute @TataCornell]

Value chains are critical to making nutritious foods accessible and affordable. This spring, TCI researchers traveled across India to assess the value chains for five key crops. Their findings will help make these value chains stronger and more climate-resilient.

[Pastoralism & Uncertainty @PASTRES_erc]

Pastoralists are often blamed for environmental destruction, but this misunderstands the relationship between livestock keeping and the environment🌍

For more, see our latest IYRP 2026 blog ⬇️

https://t.co/hkChbuy4SJ

[IISD SDGs @IISD_SDGs]

From unique agroforestry systems in Uganda 🇺🇬 to restored landscapes in Madagascar 🇲🇬 and award-wining coffee in Lao PDR 🇱🇦, local agrifood systems are helping deliver global biodiversity goals

Read ➡️ https://t.co/6HAjYQD4Qn

#food #agroforestry @FAOclimate #biodiversity

[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

Seeds are the building blocks of our food.

Through the @planttreaty, countries are sharing crop diversity to help farmers, scientists & breeders build stronger, more resilient agrifood systems.

Discover 5 ways this work is helping biodiversity thrive 👉 https://t.co/4Y6ZMF1m9p

[The Crop Trust @CropTrust]

The Crop Trust is inviting proposals for the Power of Diversity Grants, seeking scalable initiatives to strengthen value chains for opportunity crops.

📅 Questions? Join our virtual briefing on 29 May, 15:00 CEST

👉 Register: https://t.co/FjHhKv4pA4