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.
Commentary – Sustainable intensification: a single solution for a double challenge, Global Food for Thought
The First GMO Field Tests, Modern Farmer
An Inconvenient Truth About Our Food, The New York Times
Report highlights growing role of fish in feeding the world, FAO
Report Urges U.S. Commitment to Addressing Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Security, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Gmo myths and truths report, Earth Open Source
The food system we choose affects biodiversity: do we want monocultures?, The Guardian
Who Wants to Farm? Hardly any young people, it seems. Should/Could that change?, Duncan Green, Oxfam
14 pointers toward a better food system: Connecting the (local, sustainable) dots, Grist
Algal genes may boost efficiency, yield in staple crops, Cornell Chronicle
Oxfam prods 10 largest food and drink firms on climate change, LA Times
Facing similar risks, Africa and Asia coordinate research on climate change, Thomson Reuters Foundation
World Bank and aid donors accused of enabling land grabs, The Guardian
Ten ways to secure social justice in the green economy, IIED
Building Resilience Critical to End Hunger and Undernutrition by 2025, IFPRI
Does Debt Forgiveness Work? Ask Africa, The World Post
Organic Farming Is Not Sustainable, The Wall Street Journal
This scary NASA map shows how the world’s forests are going up in smoke, Global Post
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