Livestock
FAO starts nationwide drive to vaccinate 9.8 million animals in war-hit Sudan
The 2026-2027 campaign covers all 18 states and 1.2 million livestock-owning households, after the conflict destroyed Sudan's only veterinary vaccine laboratory.
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Livestock
Australian feedlots warn Canberra that running out of fuel is a food-security risk
At BeefEx 2026, lotfeeders recalled fuel deliveries halting during the Strait of Hormuz closure and urged peacetime plans for access to fuel and inputs.
AgrotechSolar-powered farm hubs open for 1,989 drought-hit smallholders in southern Madagascar
Japan and WFP inaugurated three solar-powered agricultural hubs with irrigation pumps and food-processing machinery, plus six child-nutrition centres, in Madagascar's drought-hit Betioky district.
Crops
Rice scientists are the hidden hands behind food security, secretary tells BRRI workshop
At a Gazipur workshop on the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute's progress and plans, agriculture secretary Md Selim Khan said the government would give talented agricultural scientists their due.
Environment
Somalia faces deeper hunger as El Niño floods threaten crops and livestock
A new IPC analysis projects 5.4 million Somalis in crisis hunger or worse from October to December, with El Niño flooding set to hit riverine and agropastoral farming communities hardest.
AgribusinessNFU asks UK Budget for interest-free loans and tax relief to protect food security
Citing the worst drought in 50 years and the largest bluetongue outbreak, the NFU's Treasury submission sets out five demands, from a £5m investment allowance to reversing inheritance tax changes.
CropsEurope keeps finding unauthorised GM material in rice foods from China
EU food-safety records show at least six notifications this year of unauthorised genetically modified material in Chinese rice products, from noodles to miso paste.
AgribusinessEurobarometer: 95% of Europeans say farming and rural areas matter for the EU's future
A European Commission Eurobarometer survey finds near-universal support for agriculture, 70% who say the CAP benefits all Europeans, and food quality and origin topping shoppers' concerns.
Livestock
Bangladesh urges a shift of One Health from policy to practice at FAO
At the FAO headquarters in Rome, Bangladesh environment minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said One Health must move from paper policy to field action.
LivestockUruguay keeps EU beef access after audit flags traceability gaps
A European Commission audit found Uruguay's controls fit for beef exports to the EU but uncovered traceability weaknesses in a cold store and cutting plants, prompting new procedures.
Livestock
Livestock supplies a third of the world's protein, FAO report finds
A new FAO assessment says livestock systems provide a third of global protein, and that most meat, milk and eggs never cross a border.
CropsChina steps up treatment of acidified farmland to lift grain capacity
A new agriculture ministry document targets acidified red, lateritic and yellow soils with region-specific fertilisation, field improvement and monitoring, building on 2023 projects in 20 counties and the 15th Five-Year Plan's goal of 50 million tonnes more grain capacity.
CropsChina's 2026-2030 crop plan targets 725 million tonnes of grain capacity and basic self-sufficiency
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' plan for the 15th Five-Year period keeps the bottom line of absolute security in staple foods, lifts soybean, oilseed, cotton and sugar capacity, and leans on breeding, smart machinery and tighter water, fertiliser and pesticide use.