This week’s summary of the news stories, reports and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.
Biodiversity
Pollinators vital to our food supply under threat, FAO
Agricultural biodiversity to manage risks and empower the poor, Bioversity
Fairy tale hints at dark side of pulses, SciDevNet
Access to Seeds – why seed companies need to bridge the gap to reach smallholder farmers, Bioversity
Farmers in Benin adopt new natural enemies to fight pod borers in cowpea, FAO Pulses 2016
Freebee: How bees can help raise food security of 2 billion smallholders at no cost, FAO
Cities and urban development
Facing Severe Food Shortages, Venezuela Pushes Urban Gardens, The Salt
Climate change adaptation in global megacities protects wealth – not people, The Conversation
Why are so many people still living in flood-prone cities? The Conversation
Smallholder farming and finance
Financial Diaries with Smallholder Families, CGAP
Adapting to climate change: Smallholder farmers feeding the world, Devex
The new ‘golden age’ of agronomy, Thrive
A Year in the Lives of Smallholder Families, CGAP
Farmer Based Organisations (FBOs), Feeding the Future
Africa: Ending Hunger – 3 Things That Need to Happen After the Paris Agreement, AllAfrica
Cultivating Africa’s economic fortunes on the family farm, Ventures Africa
Zimbabwean farmers fear the worst as cattle, crops succumb to drought, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Innovation in Agriculture
Wetland agriculture helps entrepreneurs in Africa, Thrive
Is cassava the key to tomorrow’s food security? Thomson Reuters Foundation
New GMO rice could fight iron, zinc deficiencies in developing world, Genetic Literacy Project
How Tech can empower women through zerohunger, Zero Hunger Challenge
Kenya Gives Nod to Open-Air Trials of Bt Maize – It Could Be Selling By 2018, AllAfrica
Guest Commentary – Changing Farmers’ Lives with Science, The Chicago Council
Are these the chickens of the future? FT Magazine
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