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Second Harvest CEO calls for better measurement of Canada’s food waste
Lori Nikkel said gaps in measurement and standardisation obscure how food waste is distributed across the supply chain.
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Canadian cattle CEO focuses on getting research adopted on farms
Andrea Brocklebank cited science-based policy, agricultural research and practical knowledge transfer to producers as priorities.
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England opens £233 million sustainable-farming application window
The second 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive application window offers support to farmers in return for environmental actions.
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Colombia agriculture minister orders review of rice-sector funds
Minister Indalecio Dangond called for a detailed review of how rice-sector parafiscal funds were used and what they achieved. A ministry-published letter cites amounts linked to U.S. rice import auctions and sector levies.
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Colombia cucumber wholesale prices rose in 39 of 40 markets in September
According to DANE’s SIPSA bulletin dated October 2, cucumber wholesale prices increased in 39 of the 40 markets monitored in September. The increase in Cali was 59.44%.
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Kalinga chicken inventory falls 28% as farm mix shifts
The province’s chicken count fell from 306,148 to 221,481, as a decline on smallhold farms outweighed growth among semi-commercial farms.
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Kalinga livestock output falls 55% in second quarter
The Philippine Statistics Authority estimated Kalinga’s second-quarter 2026 liveweight production at 516 tonnes, down from 1,149 tonnes a year earlier.
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Southeast Sulawesi shallot harvest nearly halves in 2025
Final annual figures from Statistics Indonesia show harvested area falling from 232 to 117 hectares and output from 7,821 to 3,970 quintals.
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WFP says 18.3 million people face acute food insecurity in Yemen
In a 2 October update, WFP said conflict displacement and access constraints are worsening food needs; 74% of monitored households in accessible areas could not meet basic food needs.
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Murray-Darling Basin storage fell 88 gigalitres in a week
ABARES’s October 1 update put Murray-Darling Basin storage at 14,991 GL, or 67% of total capacity.
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FAO Food Price Index rose 1.5% in September
The FAO index averaged 136.0 points in September 2026, up 2.0 points or 1.5% from the revised August level.
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Indonesia’s farmers’ terms-of-trade index rises 1.49% in September
BPS put the national Farmers’ Terms of Trade index at 131.11 in September, up 1.49% from August. Prices received by farmers rose faster than prices paid.
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