Agricultural diplomacy: Türkiye is stepping up farm diplomacy to protect supply chains amid the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East shipping risks, including talks on fertilizer shipments and border issues for tomatoes and citrus. Input-cost squeeze: Jordan’s rising farm costs are now hitting consumers and food security, with Strait of Hormuz disruptions pushing up urea, ammonia and sulphur prices. Climate-driven drought risk: Ireland’s record-dry July was made far more intense by human-caused warming, boosting evaporative demand and worsening drought impacts. Farm finance pressure: A farmer in India’s Adilabad allegedly took his life after crop losses and a Rs 15 lakh loan burden. Soil-and-nature funding bottleneck: England’s £233m Sustainable Farming Incentive budget was snapped up in six hours, leaving many farmers shut out. Renewables for resilience: Türkiye’s installed power mix is increasingly renewable, with solar and wind now a major share of capacity. Circular agriculture: Jordan is pushing to turn organic waste into energy and fertilizer to support a circular economy. Dairy value push: Bougainville’s cocoa seminar spotlighted processing, standards and regulation to raise farmer incomes. Bioenergy investment: India’s biogas push is set to attract new funding via REI 2026 and the GOBARdhan circular bioenergy scheme.