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
Food at COP21: three new initiatives spotlight food insecurity, soils, waste, The Guardian
Time to Unleash Our Secret Weapon Against Climate Change: Farmers, Huff Post Green
What place for agricultural innovation at COP21? Devex
A new kind of brew: smallholder coffee and carbon, iied
Chasing a Climate Deal in Paris, The New York Times
Beyond Paris: GCF Looks Ahead, Green Climate Fund
New study exposes gap in global climate policy as countries commit to action on agriculture, CCAFS
Is Food Security Breaking Through in Paris Climate Talks? Huff Post Green
Mary Robinson: global solidarity needed to confront climate crisis, iied
Can mobile banking, insurance protect the poor from climate losses? Thomson Reuters Foundation
Soils and regeneration
African nations aim to restore 100 mln hectares of land by 2030, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Status of the World’s Soil Resources: Technical Summary, FAO
As they abandon barren land, farmers take problems with them, Thomson Reuters Foundation
On World Soil Day, scientists warn of underground extinction risks, Science
How African countries are addressing soil infertility issues, Daily Monitor
Soils are endangered, but the degradation can be rolled back, FAO
How climate-smart soil management increases resilience and helps mitigate climate change, Grantham Institute
Livestock, meat and antibiotics
Antibiotic use in food fuels resistance to vital drugs – report, The Guardian
Antimicrobials in agriculture, Global Food Security
Eating less meat isn’t just good for you, it could save the planet, The Guardian
6 Things You Should Know About The Use Of Antibiotics On Farm Animals, Consumerist
Disease-resistant pigs latest win for gene editing technology, Reuters
Other articles that caught out eye…
One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World? 
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