Water Stress in Pakistan: Farmers in Sindh say about 18 million acres remain uncultivated due to water scarcity, with rice canal shortages leaving growers unable to irrigate and protests along the Kakool Wah branch near Mehar continuing. Governance and Distribution: Another report calls out Karachi and Balochistan water crises happening even as reservoirs are near full, blaming broken or blocked delivery systems and urging data-driven allocation. Climate and Peatlands: New research finds severely burned peatlands emit far less methane after rewetting than unburned or lightly burned sites, suggesting wildfire-affected areas could be better candidates for restoration. Energy-from-Waste Push: India’s GOBARdhan scheme is projected to cut gas imports by $5B, as bioenergy plants convert farm and cow waste into cleaner fuel. Input Fraud Crackdown: Pakistan’s Punjab Agriculture Department seized 1,244 bags of counterfeit DAP in Gujrat, warning of tougher action to protect farmers from harmful substandard inputs. Farm Finance in Cameroon: FIGEC SA is being brought into Cameroon’s rural credit project to expand farmers’ access to loans and strengthen microfinance capacity. Food Prices Under Heat: South Korea reports “heatflation” as spinach prices jump 152% and livestock deaths rise during extreme heat. Biodiversity Win in Kashmir: SKUAST-K scientists standardized breeding and larval rearing for the Himalayan snow trout, aiming for captive seed and river restocking. Trade and Diplomacy: China-Africa trade hit a historic milestone, with deeper two-way integration spanning agri-food and industrial supply chains.