Food Safety Crackdown: India’s FSSAI penalised AWL Agri Business for substandard fortified Fortune sunflower cooking oil after lab tests found Vitamin D levels below limits. Bioenergy Push: India approved a $2.5bn biogas scheme to scale clean fuel from farm waste, manure and organic residues, and also cleared the ₹23,731 crore GOBARdhan plan to boost Bio-CNG via assured demand and financing support. Agri Tech in the Field: A smart farm robot is being demonstrated in China’s Xinjiang to help farmers spray across crops like cotton, corn and peppers. Climate & Water Stress: Japan’s tomato belt in Kumamoto faces water cuts after earthquake damage to irrigation canals; repairs are underway but downstream delivery remains uncertain. Food Security Watch: Japan’s food self-sufficiency ratio slid to 37%, below its 2030 goal of 45%. Trade & Exports: India’s APEDA backed BIOFACH INDIA with buyer-seller meets to strengthen organic agri exports, while China updated phytosanitary rules for Myanmar bananas effective Sept 1. Weather Alerts: India’s IMD warned of heavy rain across Assam and parts of the Northeast through Aug 12, raising flood and landslide risks. Farm-to-Formulation Innovation: India’s Inaara NeoFoods raised ₹21 crore to build an AI “farm to formulation” closed-loop platform for plant-based nutrition.