biodiversity
Blue maize is all the rage, but are consumers willing to pay?
Study gives insight into Mexican consumers’ preferences and demand for blue maize tortillas.
Tracing maize landraces, 50 years later
Scientists track down the families in Morelos, Mexico, who donated maize landraces to CIMMYT in 1966-67. Would they still be cultivating them?
The Molecular Maize Atlas encourages genetic diversity
With so much germplasm to categorize, what’s the best way to label them? Seeds of Discovery is working on the answer.
Growing need for food is reason for more biodiversity
A recent study in Ethiopia has concluded that encouraging biodiversity on and around agricultural land likely increases its productivity.
The itsy bitsy spider can make a big impact in agriculture
A new study explores how conservation agriculture in southern Africa supports spider populations and diversity, which could help mitigate pest damage.
Preserving native maize and culture in Mexico
Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca are custodians of maize biodiversity, growing seeds passed down over generations.