Trade & Market Access: India signed eight FTAs in five years, opening duty-free access worth $631B for agriculture alongside major gains in electronics and gems. Food Prices Watch: FAO says global food prices hit the highest since late 2022, driven by extreme weather and geopolitical tensions; sugar and cereals saw sharp jumps. Climate Stress on Farms: El Niño-linked drought and heat are hitting India’s Nilgiris tea, cutting green leaf supply and threatening tea powder output and livelihoods; Malaysia’s vegetable growers also report wilted crops, higher irrigation costs, and shade-net expenses. Water for Irrigation: India built its first rock check dam across the Indus in Ladakh to store water and support spring sowing for border farmers. Aquaculture Skills: University of Guam runs a tilapia-to-table workshop on raising, processing, curing, and turning fish waste into fertilizer. Rural Power for Agriculture: Solar infrastructure is expanding rural self-reliance, helping farmers with cooling and pumping needs as India’s clean power growth outpaces grid and storage limits. Space for Agriculture & Disaster Monitoring: ISRO’s EOS-05 launch puts India’s “eye in the sky” into geosynchronous orbit for frequent Earth observation, including agriculture and disaster response.