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.
Traditional innovation in farming is under threat, Thomason Reuters Foundation
Tanzania becomes a battleground in fight over genetically modified crops, The Washington Post
The battle lines on food labelling, Politico
Agric: Key to achieving MDGs, Daily Trust
Women’s land rights matter for tackling hunger, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Africa Should Not Ignore the Potential of GM Crops, Jane Karuku
Changing course to feed the world in 2050, Triple Crisis
Seeds of discontent documentary unveils how foreign investors fuel land grabs, Agrarian Justice
‘It’s the small-scale producers who feed the world – promote and protect them’, The Guardian
The International Seed Treaty: A resolution in support of Farmers’ Rights, La Via Campesina
Switch to organic farming may boost yields and incomes, SciDev.Net
Oxfam accuses Coke and Pepsi of taking land from the poor, The Independent
UN report on climate change: 5 major takeaways, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Has it really been proven that the Green Revolution decreased hunger?, AgroEcoPeople
Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach, FAO
Africa ‘ultimate testing ground’ in bid to end poverty, CNN
If Food Waste Were a Country, It Would Rank No. 3 For Greenhouse Gas Emissions, The Wall Street Journal
One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World? 
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