APEC Food Security: APEC’s Hangzhou meeting backed a push for AI and digital tools to make food systems more resilient, focusing on better decisions, early warning, and tech across the agri-food chain. Drought Resilience: India’s Bhupender Yadav urged a shift from reactive drought relief to proactive, technology-enabled resilience at UNCCD COP17, citing rainfall tracking, satellite assessments, and water-body rejuvenation. Farm Tech in Japan: Japan’s Hokkaido farm biogas plant replaced failing mixers with Landia’s GasMix system to handle high-solids manure and cut maintenance downtime. Policy & Inputs in India: India proposed an immediate ban on Carbosulfan over toxicity risks, with stakeholder feedback due Sept 19. Seeds & Productivity: India launched its first non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seeds in Andhra Pradesh, with farmers recognized. Agri Industry Investment: CNH Industrial plans ₹2,000 crore in India by 2030, including a new tractor plant near Greater Noida to double capacity. Food Prices Watch: Sugar prices in Nepal jumped as festive demand met tighter supply after India’s export ban. Aquaculture Health: Researchers reported the first wild case of tenacibaculosis in chinook salmon near Vancouver Island. Trade Tensions: Nigeria and Thailand agreed to deepen cooperation in agriculture and food security, while US-Canada tariff escalation threatens farm-linked costs.