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.
Commentary – Sustainable intensification: a single solution for a double challenge, Global Food for Thought
The First GMO Field Tests, Modern Farmer
An Inconvenient Truth About Our Food, The New York Times
Report highlights growing role of fish in feeding the world, FAO
Report Urges U.S. Commitment to Addressing Impact of Climate Change on Global Food Security, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Gmo myths and truths report, Earth Open Source
The food system we choose affects biodiversity: do we want monocultures?, The Guardian
Who Wants to Farm? Hardly any young people, it seems. Should/Could that change?, Duncan Green, Oxfam
14 pointers toward a better food system: Connecting the (local, sustainable) dots, Grist [Read more…]