July 19, 2026 | 15:15 GMT +7

Brazilian meat industry urges wider ban on antimicrobial growth promoters

Brazilian meat industry urges wider ban on antimicrobial growth promoters

(VAN) Brazil's leading meat industry associations have urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) to expand restrictions on the use of antimicrobial growth promoters in animal production.

China launches three-year plan to modernize hydrological services

China launches three-year plan to modernize hydrological services

(VAN) By 2028, the coordinated application of the three-tier system will be extended to major river basins where flood control is required.

Scale-up in FAO’s conditional cash for farmers projected to help feed 100.000 people over next year

Scale-up in FAO’s conditional cash for farmers projected to help feed 100.000 people over next year

(VAN) FAO scaled up its conditional cash assistance program to support a total of 1 500 small-scale farmers in the Gaza Strip to cultivate at least 1 dunum (0.1 ha) of land each.

India’s new rice carbon market needs a farmer-income architecture

India’s new rice carbon market needs a farmer-income architecture

(VAN) India has created a framework to generate carbon credits from climate-friendly rice cultivation, but experts say a farmer-focused payment and governance model is needed for the market to succeed.

Interactive map predicts climate-driven farm decline by end of century

Interactive map predicts climate-driven farm decline by end of century

(VAN) A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that forecasts, on a 10‑kilometre grid, how much farmland will lose productivity to climate change by 2100.

Rice output decline reflects policy, market and climate failures

Rice output decline reflects policy, market and climate failures

(VAN) The Federation of Free Farmers forecasts a sharp drop in rice output in the fourth quarter of 2026, citing excessive and poorly timed imports, high fertilizer costs and El Niño.

Xi urges high-quality urban renewal

Xi urges high-quality urban renewal

(VAN) President Xi Jinping stressed advancing high-quality urban renewal during an inspection tour in Shanghai on Wednesday, calling for comprehensive efforts to fully embrace the people-centered philosophy of urban development.

Development banks' climate funding hits record, but World Bank pullback looms

Development banks' climate funding hits record, but World Bank pullback looms

(VAN) Multilateral development banks ​committed a record $162.5 billion in climate financing last year but ‌targets for poorer nations could be at risk after the World Bank's decision last month to abandon key goals.

The Vissai Group - Connecting for sustainable development

(VAN) The Vissai has step-by-step expanded its scale, invested in modern technology, enhanced its competitiveness and sustainable development, thereby driving the growth of Vietnam’s construction materials industry.

Spanish feed production expected to remain stable

Spanish feed production expected to remain stable

(VAN) Animal feed production in Spain continues to grow, with output reaching nearly 31 million tonnes last year. Despite new reporting methods and evolving market demands, industry leaders expect production to remain stable.

A new FAO report examines how shocks affect global coffee, cocoa and tea markets

A new FAO report examines how shocks affect global coffee, cocoa and tea markets

(VAN) Analysis finds supply and demand shocks drive most price swings, with producers and consumers affected differently.

Water a strategic asset that ensures economic resilience

Water a strategic asset that ensures economic resilience

(VAN) For more than a century, oil has been the lifeblood of modern civilization, fueling industrial revolutions, shaping geopolitical alliances and influencing the rise and fall of nations. Control over energy resources often translated into economic strength and strategic influence.

Squid are among the most intelligent ocean creatures. Climate change might shrink their brains

Squid are among the most intelligent ocean creatures. Climate change might shrink their brains

(VAN) According to a new study presented at the Society for Environmental Biology conference in Florence, Italy, in early July, as levels of oceanic carbon dioxide grow greater, the brain of at least one species of squid is growing smaller.

UK’s largest supermarket completes switch to cage-free eggs

UK’s largest supermarket completes switch to cage-free eggs

(VAN) Following in the footsteps of Lidl and Asda, who met their targets earlier this year, the company said in its recently released Sustainability Report for 2026 that it had completed the change across both its UK and Irish supply chains.

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