Climate & Water Risk: Malaysia is urging early, coordinated preparations for an expected Super El Niño, warning of hotter, drier conditions that could raise haze, strain water supplies, and cut farm output. Protected Farming Push: Qatar expanded protected agriculture in 2025, converting 654,000 sq m of open land to protected farms and distributing 1,864 insect-proof net houses, alongside growth in organic cultivation. Food Security Finance: IFAD says its 2025 rural investments reached 92 million people, boosting incomes and production via “first mile” support for small producers, jobs, rural roads, and climate-resilient land management. Farm Economics Pressure: An Iowa report says farm income fell 53% (2022–2024) as costs rose and crop prices stayed weak, with financial vulnerability still high into 2027. Trade Stability for Agri-Industry: Kenya welcomed the US’s AGOA extension to end-2028, including duty-refund relief for importers, easing uncertainty for export-linked sectors. Mechanisation Cooperation: Mozambique and Belarus plan a technical-financial mechanism to bring Belarusian ag technologies into family farming, with mechanisation a key focus. Project Scrutiny: Uganda’s Auditor General flagged funding gaps and delays in multi-billion FIEFOC farm and forestry projects, raising concerns about unspent funds and receivables. Input Costs Hitting Consumers: US data shows lettuce up ~32% and tomatoes up ~20% year-on-year, with weather, labor shortages, energy, shipping, and trade policy fallout blamed. Irrigation Upgrade: Kyrgyzstan inspected construction of the Uch-Korgon reservoir, designed to irrigate 817 hectares and improve water for 4,100 hectares.