EnvironmentUK gives £2.1 million for FAO and WFP to act before El Niño floods hit South Sudan
The money funds early warnings, cash before floods, livelihood protection and prepositioned supplies in Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile until March 2027.
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"Milk" from jelly, soybean oil and sugar: Bhangura factory owner jailed for a year
A mobile court in Kaidanga, Bhangura, Pabna, seized and destroyed 2,700 litres of jelly, 200 kg of soybean oil and 320 litres of fake milk at a home factory, and jailed the owner for a year with a Tk 2 lakh fine.
WorldHaiti's hunger heads for a record as El Nino hits harvests, WFP warns
New IPC analysis projects 6.35 million Haitians acutely food insecure from March to June 2027, more than half a million up on this year, with violence, displacement and El Nino's droughts and floods driving the rise.
CropsCGIAR and Crop Trust chiefs urge steady funding for the world's genebanks
Writing ahead of the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference, Ismahane Elouafi and Stefan Schmitz say a single conserved seed sample can save farmers hundreds of millions of dollars, yet many national genebanks are chronically underfunded.
OpinionOpinion: a BRICS grain exchange could loosen agribusiness grip on the South
Economist Biswajit Dhar argues that the BRICS Grain Exchange backed in the New Delhi Declaration could give producers and buyers of the Global South fairer, steadier prices.
FisheriesMicroplastics in all 24 dried fish samples from the coast, worst in Kuakata
University of Chittagong researchers found nine kinds of plastic particle in six species of dried fish from Cox's Bazar, Teknaf, Kuakata and Dublar Char; the study is in Marine Pollution Bulletin.
CropsAfrican and Asian leaders call for rice reserves and steady trade before El Nino
The Global Rice Policy Dialogue in Addis Ababa ended with calls for investment along the whole rice value chain, predictable trade, shared market data and regional rice reserves, as supplies tighten ahead of a strong El Nino.
HealthSea fish brings omega-3, iodine and protein, but some people should eat it with care
Hilsa, pomfret, Bombay duck, sea bass and prawns carry omega-3, protein, iodine and selenium, yet pregnant women, kidney patients and people with allergies or gout need to choose and limit them carefully.
HealthIndia grows its own protein but depends on imported fertiliser, a new index finds
The Protein Sovereignty Index ranks India 17th of 43 with 62.1 points, "exposed": imports supply 68.6% of its fertiliser by value, pulse imports hit a record 7.34 million tonnes and 520 million people cannot afford a healthy diet.
CropsSuper El Niño could cut Philippine palay by 1 million tonnes, calamity call weighed
The Department of Agriculture now projects palay output of about 19.7 million tonnes against a 20.7 million target, with the driest months forecast over the dry-season rice crop.
CropsEU sets new residue limits for six pesticides, including deltamethrin and prothioconazole
Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/2289, published on 16 October and in force about 5 November, changes the legal ceilings that food sold in the EU, home-grown or imported, must meet.
HealthPotatoes, papaya and lentils: inflation is pushing fish and meat off low-income plates
Many low-income families like Khaleda and Alfaz in Dhaka's Rampura are dropping protein as prices outpace wages; food inflation reached 7.22 percent in September, and Bangladesh ranks 84th of 122 countries on the 2026 Global Hunger Index.
CropsKenya sets up a national system to track pesticide residues in food
Kenya's new National Pesticide Residue Monitoring Framework, built with CABI's PlantwisePlus programme and piloted in five counties, gives regulators one system for gathering and sharing residue data.