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.
Rwanda
This highlight on stories from Rwanda is in honour of the launch of our new report, Off The Ground: Investing in Rwanda’s agriculture value chains
Special report – Rwanda: A new model for growth, This Is Africa
Switzerland of Africa: Little Rwanda has risen, Times Live
Rwanda’s Maternal and Child Health Week delivers preventative measures to ensure good health, growth and survival, Scaling Up Nutrition
Spotlight on Rwanda as WEF opens in Kigali, The New Times
In race to catch up, Rwanda risks property bubbles, Reuters
East Africa: Made in Rwanda Becomes Top Policy, AllAfrica
Rwanda: Landslides caused by heavy rains kill dozens, BBC News
New technologies
Global Data, Global Agriculture, and the Universal Age of Information, The Chicago Council
Meet the site that is like Uber — but for tractors, Washington Post
Uganda: Cassava for Beer – an Opportunity for Farmers, AllFAfrica
70% of Africans make a living through agriculture, and technology could transform their world, World Economic Forum
African farmers need the tools and technology to adapt to a changing climate, Los Angeles Times
Anti-GMO sentiment softening? Genetic Literacy Project
Helping Africa’s Youth Find Opportunity in a Changing Climate, The Chicago Council
Helping Smallholder Farmers Build Stronger Businesses with Information and Communication Technology, FoodTank
Biodiversity
State of the World’s Plants, Kew
Vacant Lots to Vibrant Plots: A Review of the Benefits and Limitations of Urban Agriculture, Johns Hopkins
An agroforestry view on crop modelling, Thrive Blog
Solar panels can boost farm biodiversity, study shows, Yorkshire Post
Kew report makes new tally for number of world’s plants, BBC News
Biodiversity hotspot vegetation in decline, PhysOrg
Food and Water Security
Nigeria: Lagos Targets 25 Percent Increase in Food Supply By 2019, AllAfrica
Launch of the first-ever investment framework to reach the global nutrition targets, Scaling Up Nutrition
Opinion: The hunger metrics mirage: There’s been less progress on hunger reduction than it appears, PNAS
Global water shortages to deliver ‘severe hit’ to economies, World Bank warns, The Guardian
How Smallholder Farmer Can Ensure Food Security in Africa, elkurebedotcom
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