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Georgia has launched a new farmland conservation fund after warnings that the state could lose about 800,000 acres of agricultural land to development by 2040. The program is meant to keep more land in production and reduce pressure on farmers to sell out.

Farmer-owned co-operative Campco says Uttar Pradesh’s mandi tax on arecanut creates a double fiscal burden and weakens the competitiveness of organized agricultural trade.

Nigeria has created a Technical Working Group on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to reduce export rejections linked to MRL and sanitary and phytosanitary non-compliance.

DW reports that an expected strong El Nino threatens rice, palm oil and household budgets across Southeast Asia. Analysts warn of lower crop output, higher prices and growing political pressure on governments in the region.

FAO says the new El Nino phase could weaken India’s summer monsoon and put rain-fed rice and maize under stress during the kharif season. The agency also warns of broader food-security and farm-cost risks across Asia.

Tamil Nadu will fully waive co-operative crop loans of up to ₹75,000 for 1.443 million farmers. The measure is expected to cost the state about ₹5,932 crore and is aimed at supporting borrowing ahead of the next cultivation season.

A surge in high-protein products is sending whey prices sharply higher in the US and Europe, reducing exports and forcing food companies to rethink formulations and investment plans.

Nepal’s livestock authorities say around 700,000 poultry birds, 300,000 kilograms of feed and 1.1 million eggs have been destroyed after H5N1 outbreaks in 10 districts.

India’s fertilizer industry expects relief in supply chains and input costs after the US-Iran peace deal reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati says India’s fertilizer subsidy regime has become fiscally unsustainable, environmentally damaging and too dependent on imports.

Nepal Rastra Bank says crop output has fallen, farm lending has weakened and average industrial capacity use remains at just 42.11%, underscoring persistent stress across the rural economy.

A Japanese think tank estimates that cutting the tax rate on food and beverages could reduce annual income for about 800,000 small and medium-sized farms. Average losses are put at roughly ¥400,000 per farm per year.

The U.S. has detected screwworm in Texas cattle, but the country’s biggest sterile-fly facility will not deliver meaningful output until late 2027. That delay raises risks for the cattle herd, beef prices and producer costs.

India has cut the import share of popcorn maize demand from 70% to 15% as domestic production expanded from 15,000 to 85,000 tonnes. The model combines hybrid seed, contract farming, processing, storage and guaranteed offtake.

New Zealand’s largest farm event drew more than 132,000 visitors and sold out all exhibitor sites a month before opening. Organisers are now planning further investments in water, energy resilience and site layout ahead of 2027.

An independent review of Bord Bia’s board said chairman Larry Murrin is seen as providing clear leadership, even as Irish farm groups keep pressing concerns over Brazilian beef imports and conflicts of interest.

Maharashtra plans a new law to give women in agriculture independent legal status as farmers, opening direct access to credit, subsidies, insurance and public support schemes.

Nepal is introducing a system to set minimum support and procurement prices for major food crops before planting begins, giving farmers price signals earlier in the production cycle.

NABARD expects agricultural and rural credit demand in India to stay resilient in 2026-27 as higher input costs, wider KCC coverage and investment in mechanisation and infrastructure keep borrowing needs elevated.

Indonesia’s quarantine agency is upgrading four core control systems to raise confidence in exports of animal, fish and plant commodities and to make market access faster and more reliable.

Shipping problems in the Strait of Hormuz are creating a more direct fertilizer risk for Türkiye, where farm production depends heavily on imported chemical inputs.

Agriculture ministers from BRICS countries opened a two-day meeting in Indore with food security, smallholder farmers and the role of women and youth at the center of the agenda.

Tiryaki Syria and the Syrian Sovereign Fund say a new cooperation plan will build processing capacity for soybeans and sunflower seeds and support food security and local employment.

Azerbaijan says it wants milk output to rise by 11 percent and beef output by 21 percent by 2030 under a wider farm development program that also includes new farms, collection points and pasture restoration.

India's feed industry says a sharp rise in soybean meal prices is lifting production costs for poultry, aquaculture and livestock and is becoming a wider farm-economy risk.

In northern Uganda, nutrition-sensitive farming helped one Adjumani household move from chronic food shortage to more stable meals, better diets, and stronger family resilience.

India is considering larger urea purchases after NFL tender bids fell by more than 50 percent, signaling an easing in fertilizer supply stress compared with earlier wartime pricing.

Growers near Cairns say urban expansion is eating into agricultural land and increasing risks for the region's sugar economy, prompting a push for stronger land protections.

India has identified 197 districts as most vulnerable to El Nino and prepared state-wise contingency plans, while also running a farmer outreach campaign and stockpiling seeds and other farm inputs.

Australian beekeepers want faster access to Norroa, a biopesticide that makes varroa mites infertile, as resistance to existing treatments spreads across several states.

Indonesia's agriculture minister has approved coconut and cassava downstreaming plans in Maluku, a move the province says should raise value addition, create jobs and support poverty reduction.

APEDA facilitated the first export shipment of GI-tagged Tezpur litchi from Assam to Dubai. The move opens a new premium outlet for north-eastern Indian produce and growers in the export chain received nearly 10 percent more than prevailing domestic prices.

Record autumn rainfall has lifted pastures and improved crop prospects across South Australia, but excessive wet conditions are also delaying potato harvests and raising loss risks.

Plague locust numbers in north-west Victoria are at their highest in 15 years, with farmers worried that recent egg laying could trigger damaging spring swarms.

Indonesia is expanding food safety monitoring for fresh produce, with mobile labs and tighter inter-agency oversight aimed at pesticide residues that exceed allowed thresholds.

A Turkish agriculture journal says temperature and rainfall are decisive for olive cultivation and warns that heat, evaporation and water stress will alter yield, ripening and oil quality.

Indonesia is building 100 post-harvest facilities with dryers, silos and rice-processing equipment to expand storage, absorb farmer output and stabilize food distribution and prices.

An unseasonal spike in urea and DAP sales in India shows how quickly geopolitical shocks can overwhelm even tightly managed fertilizer-distribution systems.

A new food-security warning argues that the real threat is no longer a single local crop failure, but synchronized stress across several of the world’s most important producing regions.

As the EU prepares its 2028-2034 budget cycle, Irish debate is sharpening around whether the next CAP should tie farm support much more directly to emissions cuts and water-quality gains.

Michigan’s Great Lakes Incubator Farm is trying to lower the risk of entering agriculture as new farmers face expensive land, climate pressure and uncertain public support.

New Brunswick is pressing ahead with plans to privatize its provincial veterinary service, while farmers warn that emergency cover for large animals could become less reliable in a tight labour market.

PPB Technology’s Cybertongue platform can measure protease activity in raw milk in about three minutes, helping processors redirect vulnerable batches into more suitable products and reduce losses.

New tomato-harvesting research shifts robotic picking from simple fruit detection toward judging the probability of a successful pick, a change that could support wider automation in greenhouse vegetable production.

Young farmers in Kenya are using AI tools, social media and farm-management apps to market produce, diagnose crop problems, build nutrient plans and track dairy performance as salaried jobs remain limited.

Commercial vegetable farming is expanding in Barahakshetra in Nepal’s Sunsari district as growers bring idle land into production, supply nearby markets and increase household income with support from local farm services.

Apple growers in Nova Scotia say last summer’s drought is the main reason Honeycrisp fruit is coming to market smaller than usual, although they still see a path back to normal size if moisture conditions improve.

Nigeria and FAO have launched a $350,000 programme to strengthen preparedness for highly pathogenic avian influenza, including the training of 240 animal health personnel.

A NAAS paper argues that agricultural cooperatives remain one of India’s most effective tools for helping small farmers gain market access, cut costs and stay competitive in a more technology-driven farm economy.

A shortage of Jamaican Scotch bonnet peppers is squeezing hot-sauce supply as pests, disease and hurricanes hit production while demand for Caribbean flavours keeps growing.