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    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.
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    Agriculture

    Simultaneous Global Droughts Could Triple Wheat Prices Under 3°C Warming

    Low-income households, which spend a disproportionate share of income on basic staples, face the greatest risk.
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    Agriculture policy

    Nearly half of Greeks live on land at risk of turning barren

    Addressing the threat will require coordinated action across climate policy, agricultural practice, water governance and rural development.
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    Agri-business

    Europe’s Scorching Summer Slashes Grain Harvest by Nine Million Tonnes, Inflicting €2 Billion Blow on Farmers

    Farmers across the continent face another difficult and expensive harvest after consecutive years of drought, floods and heat.
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    Agriculture

    El Niño Grows Stronger as India’s Monsoon Faces Fresh Trouble

    The coming weeks will decide how large the final shortfall becomes and how much pressure it puts on farms, water supplies and prices.
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    Agri-business

    ICAR’s 97th AGM Charts Farmer-Centric, Demand-Driven Path for Agricultural Transformation

    Participating ministers expressed satisfaction over the rise in foodgrain production and overall progress.
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    Afghanistan

    Malnutrition Surges in 53% of Afghan Communities Amid Deepening Hunger Crisis

    Humanitarian organisations emphasise that timely funding and sustained access are essential to reverse the trend.
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    Bhutan

    Bhutan Resumes WTO Accession Talks After 18-Year Pause

    The return to the negotiating table after nearly two decades underscores the particular challenges faced by small, environmentally vulnerable economies.
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    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
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    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
    E-governance

    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

    BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.

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    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
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    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
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