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.
The Pig Pledge, Farms not Factories
Countries agree on key policy commitments to fight malnutrition globally, FAO
Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview, Palm et al
GeneWatch UK PR: Second-generation GM crops: an environmental disaster, GeneWatch
Building a bridge from basic botany to applied agriculture, Eurek Alert
EU makes public its wish list for under-fire U.S. trade deal, Reuters
Grand Challenge: Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Development, Impatient Optimists
Participatory Land Use Planning to Support Tanzanian Farmer and Pastoralist Investment: Experiences from Mbarali District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania, EcoAgriculture Partners
Food security successes earn World Food Prize, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Sowing the seeds of stable agriculture, SciDev.Net
Thomson Reuters Foundation and FAO launch global food security news platform, FAO
Food labels can reduce livestock environmental impacts, Eurek Alert
GMO The Truth with Vandana Shiva and Deepak Chopra, YouTube
Is the era of flagship publications (HDR, WDR) coming to an end?, From Poverty to Power
Ebola threatens chocolate, Politico
Feeding China: Chinese wary of biotech seed, The Des Moines Register
Africa’s Agricultural Potential, Farming First
Can Africa feed itself in spite of climate change?, RTCC
New study charts the global invasion of crop pests, Univerity of Exeter
Africa: The Role of Seed in Africa’s Agricultural Revolution – Interview, All Africa
Agriculture might just save the earth, Asia One
Redefining agricultural yields: from tonnes to people nourished per hectare, IOP Scienc
P is for Participatory Plant Breeding, World Development Movement
Should we upgrade photosynthesis and grow supercrops?, New Scientist
Tanzania’s proposed constitution empowers women to own land, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Climate change: 15m farmers to get crop insurance by 2017 –Adesina, The Sun
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