The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's State of the World's Forests 2026 examines forest and landscape restoration as an economic investment. It estimates that restoring more than one billion hectares of degraded land could generate $1.8 trillion

Australia's official September agricultural outlook projects beef production to fall by 5% to 2.9 million tonnes in 2026–27. Despite the forecast decline, that would still represent the country's second-highest beef production on record, according to

Australia's September 2026 Crop Report forecasts national winter-crop production at 61 million tonnes in 2026–27, a fall of 12% from the previous season. Summer-crop output is forecast at 3.4 million tonnes, down 25%, according to official ABARES est

The Food and Agriculture Organization opened its second From Seeds to Foods exhibition at Rome's Circo Massimo on October 8. FAO says more than 300 exhibitors from over 140 countries are participating in a five-day presentation of agriculture, food t

Cargill began operations at its Regina, Saskatchewan, canola facility in April 2026. The plant adds one million tonnes of annual seed-processing capacity to the region, producing oil for food and lower-carbon fuel uses and meal for animal feed.

Cargill has committed $150 million to upgrade its Saint-Nazaire sunflower-processing facility in western France. The project is designed to produce high- and super-high-protein sunflower meal for animal feed, potentially giving European feed producer

Sierra Leone's SAVIG programme received approval for a $40 million World Bank International Development Association grant in June 2026. The project aims to raise farm productivity and expand private participation in selected agricultural value chains

Djibouti's government and the World Bank launched a national AgriConnect Compact identifying livestock, horticulture and dates as three priority agricultural value chains. The September agreement is intended to create jobs and attract investment in a

The World Bank approved a $750 million financing package for Türkiye's TARGET agrifood transformation project in September 2026. The programme aims to connect farmers and producers to stronger markets and longer-term capital, improving storage, proce

FAO warned on October 7 that more than 45 million people face crisis-level hunger or worse across Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Conflict, displacement and economic shocks are damaging farm infrastructure and interrupting markets as internati