Diesel Shock in Bolivia: Hundreds of coca farmers marched in Cochabamba after President Rodrigo Paz doubled diesel prices for bulk buyers, saying “No diesel, no diesel” as fuel shortages worsen. Climate Finance for Smallholders: IFAD and Equity Group launched a $200m ARCAFIM scheme in Kigali to back climate adaptation for about 260,000 small farmers across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, including irrigation, storage, renewables and resilient processing. New Farmer Training in Wales: Wales’ Farmstart programme opened applications to help aspiring farmers access land, shared machinery and mentoring for year-long, hands-on business training. El Niño Tea Crisis in India: Nilgiris tea growers face major green-leaf shortfalls as heat and failed monsoon conditions cut supply to factories, threatening tea powder output and livelihoods. Drought and Fertilizer Pressure: Sri Lanka’s insurance board says El Niño-linked dry weather damaged 8,500 acres and will start payouts; in Bangladesh, paddy prices fell to Tk 800–950 per maund while costs rose, squeezing farmers. Rural Credit Moves: USDA will streamline farm loan processing via a permanent fast-track approach to speed approvals for farmers and ranchers. Food Security Tensions in South Asia: Tamil Nadu farmers plan a five-day protest against Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam push, arguing it threatens irrigation water shares. Livestock and Biosecurity: SIART training in the Solomon Islands boosts young extension officers with financial literacy and feed formulation skills for local agribusiness groups.