African swine fever spreads across Italy and 13 other EU countries
Since early 2026, Tuscany has recorded 638 African swine fever cases in wild boars — Italy's highest this year; the virus has hit two farms in Massa-Carrara and Pistoia.
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Kazakhstan proposed creating the first international ISO standard for horse meat products.
On August 19, Astana hosted the Meat Quality Forum. Kazakhstan's key initiative is to develop the first ISO international standard for ready-to-eat horse meat products.
UN summit in Mongolia to allocate $12 billion for drought response
As the Northern Hemisphere swelters in record heat and wildfires rage across North America and Europe, UN desertification talks—once seen as the least prominent of the three Rio environmental conventions—have unexpectedly taken center stage.
Kazakhstan to double agricultural output — goal announced at EAEU council
The 7th EAEU Agro-Industrial Policy Council meeting, chaired by Kazakhstan, was held in Almaty — and the occasion proved far more than ceremonial.
In Georgia, artificial intelligence learns to recognize local livestock breeds.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization launched a project in Georgia that sounds technical but actually protects the genetic heritage of an entire nation.
Another major European river has shrunk to a record low.
The list of major European rivers hitting historic lows this summer keeps growing. This time, the Po—Italy's largest river, supplying the industrial north and the famed Food Valley around Parma—set a new record.
How the global food market works — ranking of the 40 most valuable products
Fresh Visual Capitalist infographic ranks not countries but products — the 40 most valuable food commodities by gross production value in 2024.