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.
Climate Change and COP21
What place for agricultural innovation at COP21? Devex
COP21: Richest 10 per cent ‘produce half the world’s CO2 emissions’, Independent
Lima-Paris Action Agenda at COP21: Catalyzing Sustainable Agriculture, Triple Pundit
INTERVIEW – Zero hunger ‘impossible’ without climate protection – WFP, Thomson Reuters Foundation
New climate change report is an urgent call to action for agriculture, Environmental Defense Fund
Achieving Food Security and Nutrition for those Furthest Behind In an Era of Climate Change, The World Post
Agricultural Outlook Conference Speech by Phil Hogan, Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development, EU Commission
UN Offers Online Shopping for Carbon Offsets, Voice of America
Food Security Must Be a Top Priority for the Paris COP, Huffington Post
7 ways to make climate-smart agriculture central to COP21 and beyond, Devex
Climate change makes past five-year period the warmest on record: WMO, The Guardian
COP21: UN spotlights need to protect forests and agriculture to improve livelihoods, feed the world UN News Centre
Can Monsanto lead way to carbon neutral farming? The Christian Science Monitor
Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years, scientists say, The Guardian
Six initiatives for sustainable agriculture announced at COP21, ZME Science
African Agriculture and Development
Technology from India transforming lives in Senegal and Africa at large, AGRA
Can Nigeria replicate China’s economic transformation? BBC News
European schemes target migration source countries in Africa, This is Africa
Africa sets off toward a sustainable energy future, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Africa can reduce poverty, food insecurity through transforming agriculture: UN, Global Post
In The Central African Republic WFP Scales Up Local Food Purchase To Boost The Economy And Livelihoods And Benefit School Children, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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