Crop protection & soil health: A new University of East Anglia study says salt-stressed crops can benefit from pseudomonad soil bacteria that move toward roots and boost lignin to block sodium uptake, improving survival in saline conditions. Farm livelihoods & inputs: India’s Andhra Totapuri mango growers are in distress after a bumper harvest crashed prices while labour, pesticides and transport costs rose; an ICAR committee has been set up to study the crisis. Pest pressure: Maharashtra soybean fields are being hit by unusually large snails after monsoon rains, with officials urging rapid action using metaldehyde around and inside fields. Aquaculture for resilience: In Solomon Islands’ Kwene community, a tilapia pond project funded through the CARA programme has stocked Mozambique tilapia fingerlings, aiming for harvest by October. Policy & governance: Tamil Nadu’s agriculture budget planning will be based on regional needs after consultative meetings with farmers. Weather risk: Europe’s heatwaves are pushing earlier harvests and cutting yields, while livestock losses are also being reported after extreme temperatures.