Here is your reading list for the week(end):
- The new addition to our list of relevant reports: Rising Global Interest in Farmland: Can it Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits? This long report offers an analysis of the rush to secure food supply, triggered by the 2007-08 Food Crisis.
- Don't starve thy neighbor, The Economist
- Book: Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century. "This book assesses the scientific evidence for the strengths and weaknesses of different production, marketing, and policy approaches for improving and reducing the costs and unintended consequences of agricultural production. It discusses the principles underlying farming systems and practices that could improve the sustainability. serves as a valuable resource for policy makers, farmers, experts in food production and agribusiness, and federal regulatory agencies".
- NYTimes: Food Crisis Worsens in West Africa
- The first issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD) is now online
- Christian Science Monitor: Mozambique bread riots may be warning sign on African food security
- Financial Times: Time is ripe for a global food plan