El Niño and food risk: WFP warns that a potentially record-breaking El Niño could bring drought, storms and flooding, with early action needed to protect crops and prevent hunger spikes across vulnerable communities. Avocado export push: Tanzania’s avocado value-chain stakeholders say better farm practices, reliable irrigation and stronger food-safety compliance could lift export quality, noting only about 40% of fruit currently meets export standards. Trade facilitation for farmers: At the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, India’s Piyush Goyal urged deeper market opening, simpler rules and faster customs clearance, including support for agri-tech that helps farmers and boosts food security. China opens cherry market: South Africa’s agriculture minister signed protocols in Beijing to open China’s market to South African cherries, backed by China’s zero-tariff access for qualifying exporters. Climate finance equity: Ghanaian youth demand at least 40% of national climate adaptation funds go to the northern regions, plus public scorecards to track spending and ensure funds reach farmers. Land and heritage pressure: South Africa’s Gauteng heritage sites face neglect, with a historic railway museum deteriorating and becoming a rubbish-strewn space.