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.
Pope Francis Urges Concrete Action in Global Nutrition Challenge At UN Conference in Rome, All Africa
Researchers Find an Area the Size of the EU is Cultivated in Urban Areas Around the World, Food Tank
Want to grow more food? Boost investment, women’s land tenure, researcher says, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Mobilising The Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, PAEPARD
World Food Programme: ‘Without enough food people can’t fight Ebola’, BBC News
Monsanto, Dow Unit Sue Maui County Over GMO Law, Huffington Post
World Water Summit Coverage – Key Themes for Agriculture, Farming First
Improving Nutrition Outcomes Through Optimized Agricultural Investments (ATONU), PAEPARD
Farming in the face of climate change? Monsanto has an app for that, GRIST
IFAD programme builds small farmers’ resilience through knowledge sharing in water-scarce countries, IFAD
Kenyan farmers pay a high price for using dangerous pesticides, Sunrise
Is a ban on GM crops more harmful than growing them?, The Guardian
Expert consultation on the future of Agricultural Knowledge Resource Centres in ACP regions, PAEPARD
World leaders must grasp the nettle in the battle against malnutrition, The Guardian
Video: NASA- Watch a year’s worth of CO2 swirl around the globe, GRIST
Improving nutrition is a collective business, FAO
WHO braces for bird flu spread in European poultry, Raw Story
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