Smallholder farmers

Rising temperatures threaten Great Lakes farmers with expanding crop pests and diseases.

Indonesia's Foreign Ministry pledges fair treatment amid EU trade barriers on palm oil, advocating for national standards recognition and smallholder farmer protection while pursuing the Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement targeting January 2027 implementation.

World Economic Forum advocates integrating business principles-outcome focus, simplicity, efficiency-into international development to address the sector's funding crisis and deliver measurable results effectively.

India hosts a 21-nation BRICS Agriculture Working Group meeting in Indore from June 9-13, 2026, uniting countries representing 68 percent of global farmers to coordinate food security, climate-resilient farming, and agricultural innovation strategies.

Uganda must accelerate compliance with the EU's deforestation regulation requiring traceability for coffee and other commodities by December 2026, or risk losing critical European market access and competitive advantage in global agricultural trade.

Kenya faces mixed weather patterns with continued rainfall in specific regions, posing challenges for agriculture and infrastructure.

Indonesia vows to ensure fair treatment of palm oil under EU regulations.

Geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten African food security by disrupting fertiliser shipments, risking up to 25 percent crop reductions and 8 percent food inflation across sub-Saharan Africa, requiring urgent government intervention and regional coordination.

COP27's loss and damage fund addresses climate impacts on 22 million drought-affected Africans, yet overlooks how colonial-era food production systems leave the continent's poorest increasingly vulnerable to hunger and environmental shocks.