Food safety & trade: Armenia and Russia agreed to intensify cooperation between food safety regulators, with Russia outlining conditions to resume imports of previously restricted Armenian goods under EAEU veterinary and phytosanitary standards. Aquaculture & seafood exports: India’s Visakhapatnam port handled nearly half of India’s seafood shipments for two straight fiscal years, underscoring how shrimp and frozen seafood exports are powering aquaculture-linked growth in Andhra Pradesh. Climate shocks hitting farms: The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture estimated about P689.66 million in agricultural losses from Tropical Depressions Luis and Maymay, damaging rice and high-value crops across multiple regions. Rural finance for fish & farming: Mindanao traders pushed for mobile banking to connect subsistence farmers and fishermen—an informal sector generating ₱150–₱200 billion annually—to formal financial services. Local fisheries support: In Zanzibar, a canoe race helped a village secure a Sh29 million fishing vessel, aiming to expand fishing operations and village revenue. Biosecurity risk from shipping: Research warns that idle ships laid up during the Strait of Hormuz closure may spread marine biofouling species, threatening wild fisheries and aquaculture stocks when routes reopen. Policy for Indigenous participation: Australia released a national statement to boost First Nations self-determined leadership and economic inclusion across agriculture, fisheries and forestry.