This week’s summary on the news stories, reports and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.
Europe set to ban bee-killing pesticides, Phys.org
Small farmers hold the key to tackling climate change, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The new geopolitics of food scarcity, Lester Brown
Plant biotechnology: Tarnished promise, Nature
G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture, USDA
Stewards of the natural world do not understand the precautionary principle, The Guardian
Feeding 25 million Ghanaians, Ghana Web
Gene silencing set to boost agricultural yields, Murdoch University
New plant protein discoveries could ease global food and fuel demands, EurekAlert!
Open access is the future for Africa’s science media, SciDev.Net
Study links insecticide use to invertebrate die-offs, The Guardian
At-risk countries need shared climate solutions – experts, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Guest Commentary: The Challenge of Going Beyond Sustainability, Farm Journal
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