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For decades, the #Oat variety ‘Hative des Alpes’ had been all but forgotten. Now, its genetic information is being incorporated into the first gene atlas for oats – and will one day contribute to the cultivation of new oat #Varieties.

New research into forgotten Al...

More Australian-grown coffee to become available as industry grows

The Australian coffee industry is having a growth spurt. The arrival of new coffee varieties into Australia and…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #arabica #AU #aussie #Australia #australian #beans #brew #cherry #coffee #Consumer #cup #demand #farm #farmer #flatwhite #growers #grows #growth #increase #industry #latte #Local #new #robusta #varieties
https://www.newsbeep.com/204420/

Pour l’institut #suédois de recherche #V-Dem ( #Varieties of #Democracy) , les démocraties vont mal dans le monde, y compris aux #Etats-Unis #US . En 2024, pour la 1ére fois depuis plus de 20 ans, le monde comptait plus d' #autocraties que de #démocraties (91 contre 88). www.dw.com/fr/la-d%C3%A...

La démocratie en recul dans le...

Pour l’institut #suédois de recherche #V-Dem ( #Varieties of #Democracy) , les démocraties vont mal dans le monde, y compris aux #Etats-Unis #US .

Selon l’institut, en 2024, pour la première fois depuis plus de vingt ans, le monde comptait plus d' #autocraties que de #démocraties (91 contre 88).

https://www.dw.com/fr/la-d%C3%A9mocratie-en-recul-dans-le-monde/a-74001878

#lost #global #food #crop #varieties

Since 1900, we've lost 75% of our global food crop varieties—the most rapid extinction of agricultural genetics in human history. Meanwhile, the US lost 93% of vegetable varieties between 1903-1983.

This represents one of the greatest threats to agricultural resilience, yet remains inadequately addressed in policy discussions.

The mechanisms of genetic erosion are well-documented. High-yield commercial varieties have displaced 85% of traditional landraces post-1960. Monoculture systems now dominate 80% of global cropland for just 12 plant species.

Dear Friends across the 'verse of mastodon, 🦞

As we may #know, there are better #ways to #behave, which for me involves:

- not being involved (in pet politics, regional #permutations, #favoured people) :thisisfine:
- being #involved in evolving into better :tux:
- just saying 'KNOW' (oops, my shout :ablobwave: )
- growing more #varieties of peppermint and fresh herbes) 🌎
- promoting #sanity (assuming it exists) :mindblown:

#Tomorrow is a bwank holiday in the UK. Which means all the banks on shores and flooding areas will be chequed. An #ideal day for rain and #sun and anything else ... Must make sure I put out my land ladies garbage/rubbish, for Agent Smith ...
:dumpster_fire: :hearthands: :vulcan_hmn_g1:

Two #CGIAR #cassava #breeding programs meet today in Kampala to visualize the next level of global collaboration to deliver improved varieties to the rural poor. With an estimated >10M ha of public CGIAR cassava varieties already growing in farmers' fields, the initiative builds on an impressive impact track record to increase yields, nutritional content, and disease resistance.

@cgiar
@alliancebioversityciat
#agriculture
#varieties

A meeting room in Kampala, Uganda with four people on each side of the table, each representing a CGIAR cassava breeding program.

Brown, red, black, riceberry – what are these white rice alternatives, and are they actually healthier?
Throughout history, rice has remained an important food staple. It supports the nutritional needs of more than half of the global population.
While you might be familiar with a handful of types, there are more than 40,000 different varieties of cultivated rice – a testament to the diversity and adaptability of this staple crop.
https://theconversation.com/brown-red-black-riceberry-what-are-these-white-rice-alternatives-and-are-they-actually-healthier-214388 #rice #food #varieties #cultivars

This is a fascinating article about the techniques being used by rice farmers in India. A drive to modern hybrid varieties which required chemicals and fertilizers damaged the soil. Changing to old varieties like Red rice and altering how rice is grown, for example, in giving more space between plants, is giving farmers better returns and looking after the soil.

#GoodNews #Farming #India #Rice #Varieties #Science #Agriculture #Water #Experiment #Land #Soil #Care

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66323991

Climate change is, clearly, an awful thing and we must do all we can to help reverse the damage already done. However, this article about Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk is good because we must also do all we can to embrace the changes we're now dealing with.

#GoodNews #Norfolk #Gardening #Plants #Varieties #Climate

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-65861768

Jason Haas of Tablas Creek on new ep of Tim Atkins' Cork Talk
https://timatkincorktalk.podbean.com/e/cork-talk-with-jason-haas/
#Rhône #grape #varieties #regenerative #viticulture #sheep #roussanne #Mourvèdre #wine #sustainability

For any of you in the DMV, I'm presenting a #Champagne #tasting and dinner that focuses on the roles of the three main grape #varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier. #wine
https://www.localwineevents.com/view/event/whats-behind-the-bubbles-champagne-tasting-and-dinner/818682

Saturday Pt 2:
A couple of hours plugged into
@GroovetimeLu
(If jazz & funk are your 'thang', then Groove Time may also be your thang!)

Double, Double You - Michael Brecker
Strange Little Birds - Garbage
Northern Star - Groove Armada

#Music #Varieties

Saturday's Listening Pleasures:
Fantasia - Eliane Elias
Blues Mission - Pee Wee Ellis
A Story Ended - Dick Heckstall-Smith
The Things We Did Last Summer - Ted Curson Group ft Eric Dolphy

#Jazz #Varieties

Geordie Williamson

an innocent bystander’s illustrated guide to perverse sheaves

http://people.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/geordie/perverse_course/lectures.pdf

What do algebraic #varieties and #elliptic curves look like?

#Goresky #MacPherson #Kleiman #Migliorini
@barbarafantechi #derived #intersectionHomology

Really loving that I get to see posts in lots of #languages and lots of linguistic #varieties ! As a #linguist it will never not make me happy to see and hear the way you talk, sign and write! 😍

So I organized my Smilyan Phaseolus coccineus into 5 subtypes by appearance. There is the ones which are pink or brown with large dark area, those are the standard scarlet runner beans.

Then there are the white variety which is the white dutch variety.

Then there is the ones which are pink or brown with red or brown stripes. That is the striped runner variety.

Then there are two unique variants. Three all black beans, I'm thinking of calling obsidian variety.

And some mostly red with white stripes, I'm thinking of calling granite.

In all should be able to make 5 plots, each at least 6 meters away from the others. And plant each variety with those which are similar to it.

Then once they bear fruit, can see which are best tasting. And sell them. I know that there is relatively little selection of phaseolus coccineus on Etsy. Mostly just the run of the mill scarlet emperor and pink lady. No one i selling white dutch, or striped runner beans.

Having obsidian and granite can be interesting as well.
It may take a couple years to naturalize to the great lakes climate, but afterwards they should do quiet well.

Also can save the tubers of the best specimens and replant them in following years. Providing a mother plant, and extra good tuber producing genes.

The tuber based mother plants should have a head start over the the seedling plants, and help provide long life genes and those which are good for many different years. I think there is a certain wisdom they will gain they can pass on to their children.

#homesteadingcommunity
#homesteading #breeding #plantbreeding
#horticulture #permaculture #foodforest #beans #lyis #bwon #scarletrunnerbeans #growyourownfood #varieties #seedsaving #gardenplanning