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.
Does “sustainable intensification” distract from sustainable development?, Ideas for Sustainability
Pro-organic group wants FDA to ban ‘natural’ label on GMOs, The Hill
Eight questions that need answers about lab-bred meat, The Conversation
From survival to competition: informality in agrifood markets in countries under transition, IIED
Rice gene digs deep to triple yields in drought, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Africa can feed itself and contribute to world food security, Dr Namanga Ngongi
How African innovation can take on the world, CNN
China approves first genetically modified Argentine cargo, Reuters
Most of Africa ‘not positive’ about growing genetically modified crops, BD Live
GM rice delivers antibodies against deadly rotavirus, SciDev.Net
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