Global Food Security: FAO says world food prices rose in August to the highest since late 2022, with extreme heat and drought in Europe, El Niño risks, and war-linked trade disruptions tightening supplies. Climate Risk for Farmers: Cambodia’s coffee sector warns El Niño could cut yields and livelihoods, urging smallholders to boost irrigation and use heat-stress biostimulants as the weather risk persists into early 2027. Livestock Health & Biosecurity: Bangladesh is rolling out a domestically developed lumpy skin disease vaccine via BLRI to cut cattle losses and reduce reliance on imports. Policy & Market Access: France pledges over €1 billion to help drought-hit farms recover, including faster crop-loss payments and targeted support to prevent bankruptcies. Fertiliser & Input Security: Malaysia’s NAFAS signed a RM1.5bn MoU with Chinese firms to build an integrated phosphate fertiliser industry, aiming to strengthen food security. Trade & Prices: In the US, Trump signed an order to let small and medium farms process their own meat, while lawmakers warn it could worsen pressure on ranchers amid beef import tariff changes. Data, Tech & Agriculture: A report warns Chinese-linked chips in UK farm machinery could create a hidden security risk, raising concerns for food security. Energy for Grids: Egypt’s Obelisk solar project (with battery storage) is expanding power capacity using automated systems and solar-powered robots.