What we’ve been reading this week

Every week we summarise the news stories and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.

How millions of farmers are advancing agriculture for themselves, Independent Science News.

Plant perennials to save Africa’s soils, Nature

Carbon dioxide could reduce crop yields, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease in Kenya and Tanzania: Facts and actions, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)

Commentary – Biotechnology and Africa’s strategic interests, Calestous Juma, Global Food for Thought, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Dismay at agriculture impasse in UN climate talks, AlertNet

Commodity prices rebound on supply shortfalls, International Monetary Fund

Agriculture: A climate solution still on the sidelines, Anette Engelund-Friis, Huffington Post

Bread prices set to rise after bad weather hits UK wheat crop, The Guardian

Malawi – from agricultural success story to food crisis, How We Made it in Africa

What we’ve been reading this week

Every week we summarise the news stories and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.

Does the future of farming in Africa lie in the private sector?, The Guardian Poverty Matters Blog

Global irrigated area at record levels, but expansion slowing, Worldwatch Institute

Should we label genetically modified food?, The Guardian Poverty Matters Blog

UN blames food price rises on trading in agricultural commodities, The Guardian

Climate conversations – Action on agriculture needed at upcoming UN climate talks, AlertNet

‘Seeds of hope’ for flooded regions of Nigeria, Seed Quest

The lottery of life, The Economist

Inconvenient truths about corruption and development, Overseas Development Institute

Strategies for combating climate change in drylands agriculture, CCAFS