Food Safety Watch: Kenya’s KALRO flagged cereals in markets with aflatoxin levels up to 50 times above the legal limit, renewing calls for cheaper testing and stronger safeguards. Climate & Water Risk: Colorado is pushing drought-tolerant, less-thirsty crop options as water stress deepens, while NASA satellites report persistent “zero-replenishment” groundwater zones in Brazil’s aquifers—an early warning for other major farming regions. Farm Resilience & Inputs: With El Niño fears and a slow monsoon in Maharashtra, authorities advise farmers not to rush sowing; in the Philippines, Zamboanga del Sur secured P345m for farm-to-market roads to cut transport costs and boost market access. Policy & Governance: Kenya cooperative leaders discussed an economic advisory council to improve governance and accountability across cooperatives. Agriculture Meets Industry: Ghana President Mahama toured Belarus agro-processing to speed up dairy and food processing upgrades for food security. Rural Livelihoods: Kerala launched an “Ashwas-2026” one-time settlement for cooperative loan defaulters, suspending attachments and waiving penal interest during the program. Global Trade & Food Systems: India’s monsoon outlook and export headwinds are raising concerns about slower farm growth, while World Food Safety Day messaging in Pakistan emphasized science-led controls across the food chain.