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.
Increasing cropping frequency offers opportunity to boost food supply, University of Minnesota
Climate-Smart Pearl Millet Variety May Be a Game Changer for Nutrition, Feed the Future
WTO chief says no chance of global trade deal, USA Today
Iowa in the Amazon, The New York Times
Science’s role in growing diverse, nutritious food, SciDev.Net
What have been the farm-level economic impacts of the global cultivation of GM crops?, Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Library
‘Total inaction’ at UN climate talks, Africa groups charge, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Eating Aliens, Jackson Landers
Crowdsourcing app fights food loss in Africa, University of Twente
Hunger Grains: Are EU policies undermining progress on development?, From Poverty to Power, Duncan Green
How Africa’s natural resources can drive industrial revolution, CNN
Getting seed to smallholders needs a business approach, SciDev.Net
Dust to Dust: a man-made Malthusian crisis, The Telegraph
Pesticides increase risk of Parkinson’s says study, The Scotsman
Why African Farmers Do Not Want GMOs, Truthout
World’s poorest need land rights to cope with climate change, Thomson Reuters Foundation
GMOs linked to gluten disorders plaguing 18 million Americans – report, RT
The Heat Is On for Farmers, The Wall Street Journal
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