Livestock
300 Families Give One of Their Own Goats to a Needy Neighbour
Three hundred families in Jamalpur whose three goats from World Vision Bangladesh have grown into herds of 12 to 15 are each giving a goat to a poorer neighbour.
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Crops
Pairwise licenses CRISPR tools to 25 companies as editing spreads beyond corn and soy
Gene-editing company Pairwise says licensing of its Fulcrum CRISPR platform has jumped in the past 12 to 18 months, with 25 licensees working across more than 30 species from cassava, cacao and yam to insects, microbes and livestock.
Crops
Tanzania sets out to double its improved-seed area by 2030
Fewer than a third of Tanzania's smallholders use improved seed. A new national strategy, co-designed with CGIAR and USAID, aims to take the area under improved seed from three million to six million hectares and the agro-dealer network from 3,000 to 12,000.
Agribusiness
Rebuilding Syria's farms is peace infrastructure, Alliance researchers argue
With wheat output at roughly a third of pre-conflict levels and livestock herds halved, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT sets out six priorities for Syria's agricultural recovery, from cereal and seed systems to rangelands and cooperatives.
AgribusinessNew American farmers start on smaller land and lower income
Fifty-eight percent of farms run entirely by beginning operators worked 49 acres or fewer in 2022, against 38 percent of established farms.
Fisheries
Lake Victoria fishing communities in Tanzania draw up their own climate adaptation plan
Twenty-five fishers, processors and officials from Muleba and Bukoba districts worked with WorldFish, EMEDO and Tanzania's Department of Fisheries in May 2026 to map erratic rain, warming water and shifting lake levels into a locally led adaptation plan.
Environment
Five years of Kisumu rainfall show why a 'normal' May can still ruin a maize crop
An Alliance analysis of 2018-2022 CHIRPS rainfall data for Kisumu finds May rainfall swinging from under 50 mm to over 350 mm, and points to mid-May 2021, when rain collapsed as maize was at its most water-sensitive stage.
Fisheries
Mix This Bharta with Rice and Taste the Difference: Yardlong Bean and Shrimp Bharta Recipe
A tasty mash of yardlong beans and shrimp, cooked down in mustard oil, can make a plate of hot rice complete on its own.
Crops
Only 3 percent of Gaza's cropland is both reachable and undamaged
A joint FAO-UNOSAT satellite assessment finds 448 hectares of Gaza's cropland usable, down from 601 hectares in October 2025, with loss of access rather than new damage driving the fall.
Agribusiness
Fisheries Sector Has Met Domestic Demand, Focus Must Now Turn to Exports: Tuku
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said the fisheries sector can now meet domestic demand and should turn its attention to exports.
Vegetables
Bangladesh Aims to End Import Dependence for Onion, Green Chilli and Tomato
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said higher output, storage and technology would end imports of onion, green chilli and tomato within at most four years.
Environment
Waste Cleared from Both Sides of Aminbazar Highway, Trees Being Planted
The Aminbazar-Hemayetpur stretch of the Dhaka-Aricha highway, blighted by rubbish and stench for nearly two decades, is being cleared and planted with trees.
Crops
Farmers Have Families Too, They Must Survive: Agriculture Minister
Responding to high vegetable prices, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said monsoon production costs are higher and farmers too have families to feed.
Crops
Government Building Houses for Flood-Hit Families, Hands Speedboats to 12 Coastal Districts
The government is building new houses for families hit by the recent floods and has handed JICA-funded rescue speedboats to 12 coastal districts, the disaster management minister said.
Agribusiness
Which Cut of Goat Meat Should You Use for Which Dish?
Different cuts of goat meat suit different dishes, so choosing the right part, and checking that it is fresh, matters as much as how much you buy.
Crops
Joypurhat Farmers and Traders Lose Up to Tk 300 a Sack on Stored Potatoes
Farmers and traders in Joypurhat who put potatoes into cold storage hoping for better prices are now losing Tk 200 to Tk 300 on every sack.
Crops
A Planned Conspiracy Is Under Way over Fertiliser: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid says the country has no fertiliser shortage and that the disorder in supply is the work of a planned conspiracy.
Crops
New Milestone in Food Sector as Government Warehouses Hold Record Stock
An e-book marking the government's first 180 days says public warehouses hold a record of more than 24 lakh tonnes of food grain and details subsidised sales, procurement and food-safety measures.
Crops
Weather Forecasting Can Protect Bangladesh's Farmers
Accurate, location-based weather forecasts and early warnings are becoming one of the most important tools for Bangladeshi farmers facing climate change.
Crops
Farmer Cards, a Farmer Database and Canal Digging: The Government's First 180 Days in Agriculture
In its first 180 days the government re-excavated 475.61 km of canals, built a database of about 1.25 million farmers and began distributing farmer cards.