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.
Do Aid and Development need their own TripAdvisor feedback system?, From Poverty to Power
Rebranding bran: teaching nutrient-rich cooking in Mali, The Guardian
African hub set up to boost research autonomy, Nature
Global Food Industry Reluctant Leaders of Smallholder Farming Revolution, The Huffington Post
Managing for Resilience: Framing an integrated landscape approach for overcoming chronic and acute food insecurity, Buck and Bailey
Agri-tech for Africa’s food security, development, SciDev.Net
Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa, PAEPARD
New interactive tool brings malnutrition data to life, Devex
Fateful Harvest: Why Brazil has a big appetite for risky pesticides, Reuters
Denmark’s Drug-Free Pigs, The New York Times
Global Food Security Act a Critical Step Forward in Ending Hunger, Roll Call
How one company is trying to make ‘pasture-raised’ the new egg standard, The Washington Post
New publication – Seed laws that criminalise farmers: resistance and fightback, La Via Campesina
Investing in Agriculture in Developing Countries: The Whole World Says Yes, But the WTO Says No, AlterNet
Crop-product giant ADM to end deforestation in supply chain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Seeds of change, Nature
Wheat ancestor sequencing could bolster modern harvests, SciDev.Net
One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World? 
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