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.
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Celebrating science and innovation in agriculture, Farming First
Agriculture, the future, and the SDGs
Are pro-poor benefits of Africa’s ‘green revolution’ based on myths? Thomson Reuters Foundation
Your food is global, Global Food Security
No one left behind, The Guardian
INSIGHT-In southern Africa, an illusion built on aid heralds hope and hunger, Thomson Reuters Foundaiton
Supporting Farmers in Syria Now Is Essential for a Sustainable Future, The World Post
How can higher-yield farming help to spare nature? Science
Digital technology
Telling Africa’s Agriculture Stories Through Radio, TV, Film, AFK Insider
The seeds of success: 4 start ups leading the field in agriculture, CNN
Building bioinformatics capacity in Africa: a personal perspective, Planet Earth Institute
Why the Future Is Bright for the World’s Poorest Farmers, Gatesnotes
Biotechnology and Genetic Modification
Mining banana biodiversity to reduce vitamin A deficiencies in East Africa, Bioversity
Lessons to be learnt from Burkina Faso’s decision to drop GM cotton, The Conversation
Local scientists creating global impacts in agriculture, SciDevNet
Gene editing could create medicines and self-fertilising crops. But are we facing another GM food-style furore? The Guardian
Genetically modified crops: the way forward, Live Mint
In a Move to Acquire Syngenta, China Means Business with GM Crops, MIT Technology Review
Women and minority groups
FAO to increase the capacity of African women in agriculture, News Ghana
Gender, Nutrition, and the Human Right to Adequate Food, FCRN
Five questions with Fatimah Kelleher, Planet Earth Institute
Women stand to gain from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, The Hill
Agribusiness and the rural economy
Africa: UN Initiative Targets Job Creation and Decent Work Conditions for Young People, AllAfrica
Agribusiness rules lag in agriculture dependent countries, World Bank
East Africa: Youth Hailed As New Farming Force, AllAfrica
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