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Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive) FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028 British apple and pear growers, a two-week ceasefire in Iran comes too late

Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive)
It is preparing to export 2,000 tons to Uzbekistan in 2026

April 14, 2026

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation
The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers

April 13, 2026

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs
To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins

April 12, 2026

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028
An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai

April 10, 2026

British apple and pear growers, a two-week ceasefire in Iran comes too late
The costs are baked in now

April 9, 2026

Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive)<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>It is preparing to export 2,000 tons to Uzbekistan in 2026</span>

Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive)
It is preparing to export 2,000 tons to Uzbekistan in 2026

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers</span>

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation
The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins</span>

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs
To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai</span>

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028
An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai

Coastal warming increases Vibrio in seafood<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Recommendations to avoid the consumption of undercooked products</span>

Fish Production

Coastal warming increases Vibrio in seafood
Recommendations to avoid the consumption of undercooked products

Agribusiness Egyptian company purchases Verra carbon credits from Indian project<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Through voluntary carbon market in Cairo</span>

Agribusiness Egyptian company purchases Verra carbon credits from Indian project
Through voluntary carbon market in Cairo

Enriching soil and feeding children by green velvet beans in Timor-Leste<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Men were skeptical but women confident</span>

Enriching soil and feeding children by green velvet beans in Timor-Leste
Men were skeptical but women confident

The US sausage sale hitting historic highs, what does it mean to food security?<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Food system’s weakening is due to a number of overlapping risks</span>

The US sausage sale hitting historic highs, what does it mean to food security?
Food system’s weakening is due to a number of overlapping risks

Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive)<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>It is preparing to export 2,000 tons to Uzbekistan in 2026</span>

Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive)
It is preparing to export 2,000 tons to Uzbekistan in 2026

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers</span>

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation
The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins</span>

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs
To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai</span>

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028
An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai

Agriculture

Elgabaly: Egyptian Arab Alliance company aims to localize potato seed production (Exclusive)
It is preparing to export 2,000 tons to Uzbekistan in 2026

April 14, 2026

British apple and pear growers, a two-week ceasefire in Iran comes too late
The costs are baked in now

April 9, 2026

Egypt reduced nitrogen fertilizer use before the Iran war
Minister of Agriculture: We strive to provide water and increase food security

April 6, 2026

Linking poultry farms to school feeding programs in Bhutan provides eggs for 32,000 students
It also secures markets for small-scale producers

April 1, 2026

The fertilizer crisis paves the way for Russian dominance
And its worst effects are yet to come (Carnegie)

March 26, 2026

Climate

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai</span>

India withdrew its candidature to host COP33 in 2028
An offer made by PM Modi on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai

School meal under climate change and disrupted growing seasons’ pressure<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Governments that provide food for students earn $35 for every dollar they spend</span>

School meal under climate change and disrupted growing seasons’ pressure
Governments that provide food for students earn $35 for every dollar they spend

Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Palau’s President: Our priorities are accelerating investments that build resilience from climate change at the PIF</span>

Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings
Palau’s President: Our priorities are accelerating investments that build resilience from climate change at the PIF

Drought exacerbates hunger crisis in Somalia<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Deyr season cereal harvest is 83% lower than the long-term average from 1995 to 2025</span>

Drought exacerbates hunger crisis in Somalia
Deyr season cereal harvest is 83% lower than the long-term average from 1995 to 2025

Food insecurity in Afghanistan, a $100 million initiative to bolster the country<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>FAO and ADB implementing it</span>

Food insecurity in Afghanistan, a $100 million initiative to bolster the country
FAO and ADB implementing it

Monarch butterflies threatened by rising temperatures<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>A 0.6°C increase reduces body fat in endangered pollinators by 25%</span>

Monarch butterflies threatened by rising temperatures
A 0.6°C increase reduces body fat in endangered pollinators by 25%

Reinvigorate taro in Vanuatu to resist climate shocks effects on food<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Reliance on imports has eliminated many varieties</span>

Reinvigorate taro in Vanuatu to resist climate shocks effects on food
Reliance on imports has eliminated many varieties

1.1 billion people could expose to food crises by 2100<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Due to climate change (A new study)</span>

1.1 billion people could expose to food crises by 2100
Due to climate change (A new study)

Angelina Jolie between Gaza and Los Angeles, food aid amid war and wildfires

Angelina Jolie between Gaza and Los Angeles, food aid amid war and wildfires

Deforestation in Sumatra turns Indonesia’s tropical rains into a disaster

Deforestation in Sumatra turns Indonesia’s tropical rains into a disaster

Drought

Economic losses

Meat Production

Meat Production

Boosting livestock in Ghana with drought-resistant and nutritious feed

February 11, 2026

Food & Climate A recent initiative is boosting production of livestock in Ghana. A partnership between the Food Systems Institute at the University of Nottingham in the UK and the…

Meat Production

Meat consumption rises where incomes increase, so, world needs alternatives

February 5, 2026

Food & Climate Meat consumption decline has never happened in all of human history, so it seems very unlikely that it’s going to happen now, Bruce Friedrich says. “everywhere in…

Meat Production

Following the Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation
FAO commits to new animal health

October 1, 2025

Food & Climate The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled a series of new initiatives aimed at strengthening animal health and the sustainability of the…

Meat Production

Avian influenza, a landmark meeting in Brazil discusses the rapid spread of the disease
Spread to 83 mammal species including dairy cattle and wildlife

September 9, 2025

Food & Climate In an unprecedented response to the rapid global spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), stakeholders and experts from across the poultry sector, public health, science, and…

Meat Production

Germany’s agriculture ministry reintroduced meat to its official menu
Will Rainer do the same in schools?

August 22, 2025

Food & Climate Germany agriculture minister Alois Rainer has reintroduced meat to the menu at its official events, reversing the pro-vegeterian policy implemented by the previous government. Rainer confirmed the…

Floods

Food Industries

Domiatec Agri-Group: We select the highest yield and pest-resistant seeds (Exclusive)<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Head of research: climate change led to the production of new varieties, but gene editing Is not necessary yet</span>

Food Industries

Domiatec Agri-Group: We select the highest yield and pest-resistant seeds (Exclusive)
Head of research: climate change led to the production of new varieties, but gene editing Is not necessary yet

At the Cairo International Date Festival, Egypt seeks to export by cultivating Saudi varieties<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Minister of agriculture calls for developing varieties resistant to diseases and climate change</span>

Food Industries Agriculture

At the Cairo International Date Festival, Egypt seeks to export by cultivating Saudi varieties
Minister of agriculture calls for developing varieties resistant to diseases and climate change

Rice noodles in Myanmar face political instability and climate challenges

Agriculture Food Industries

Rice noodles in Myanmar face political instability and climate challenges

European supermarkets emissions rising<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Half of the supply chain gases are attributable to animal products</span>

Food Industries Agriculture

European supermarkets emissions rising
Half of the supply chain gases are attributable to animal products

Meat Free Made Easy, a UK campaign to help people eat less meat

Food Industries

Meat Free Made Easy, a UK campaign to help people eat less meat

Synthetic chemicals in food systems lead to trillion-dollar health losses (New Report)

Food Industries

Synthetic chemicals in food systems lead to trillion-dollar health losses (New Report)

“The adulterated food in Egypt”, two content creators are released<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>They spark controversy after being arrested for videos questioning the safety of bottled water</span>

Food Industries

“The adulterated food in Egypt”, two content creators are released
They spark controversy after being arrested for videos questioning the safety of bottled water

Food security receives attention from El Gouna Film Festival and WFP<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>The short film competition “Eish” means in Arabic about bread and life</span>

Food Industries

Food security receives attention from El Gouna Film Festival and WFP
The short film competition “Eish” means in Arabic about bread and life

Some fruit farmers in India are reluctant to insure their crops against weather<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>What are the reasons?</span>

Food Industries

Some fruit farmers in India are reluctant to insure their crops against weather
What are the reasons?

Food security at the COP30 agenda’ heart, and Belém accommodation units exceeding the expected demand, Brazilian ambassador to Egypt says (Exclusive)

Food Industries

Food security at the COP30 agenda’ heart, and Belém accommodation units exceeding the expected demand, Brazilian ambassador to Egypt says (Exclusive)

Food Prices

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers</span>

FAO warns, continued Strait of Hormuz closure worsens food inflation
The organization calls on international institutions to fund fragile countries' access to fertilizers

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins</span>

Small Australian supermarkets absorb the shock of Iran war costs
To maintain stable prices for consumers, despite shrinking profit margins

Iran war pushes FAO Food Price Index higher in March 2026<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Driven mostly by energy‑related pressures on vegetable oil and sugar prices</span>

Iran war pushes FAO Food Price Index higher in March 2026
Driven mostly by energy‑related pressures on vegetable oil and sugar prices

Raspberry prices in U.S. Soar amid Iran war and heatwaves<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Trade policies and a weak dollar fuel cost hike</span>

Raspberry prices in U.S. Soar amid Iran war and heatwaves
Trade policies and a weak dollar fuel cost hike

FAO: Global food stocks will remain safe if the Iran war lasts this long<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Chief Economist: Potential impact on Gulf remittance recipients</span>

FAO: Global food stocks will remain safe if the Iran war lasts this long
Chief Economist: Potential impact on Gulf remittance recipients

Iran war prevents Thai rice from entering the Middle East<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>80,000 tons of cargo bound for Iraq are held at the port of Bangkok</span>

Agriculture Food Prices

Iran war prevents Thai rice from entering the Middle East
80,000 tons of cargo bound for Iraq are held at the port of Bangkok

War in Iran forces meat shipments to reroute from Arabian Gulf to China<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Exporters seek alternatives to reach Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE</span>

War in Iran forces meat shipments to reroute from Arabian Gulf to China
Exporters seek alternatives to reach Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE

Egypt exacerbates food prices with a significant fuel hike<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Food and beverage inflation rises 2.8% in February</span>

Egypt exacerbates food prices with a significant fuel hike
Food and beverage inflation rises 2.8% in February

February food price index rose amid expectations of further increases as the war in Iran continues

February food price index rose amid expectations of further increases as the war in Iran continues

Food inflation in Iran rises to 110% in February, coinciding with the war<br><span style=' color: grey; text-align: right;'>Climbs to levels not seen since World War II</span>

Food inflation in Iran rises to 110% in February, coinciding with the war
Climbs to levels not seen since World War II

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