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A joint report by the FAO and WMO warns that intensifying heatwaves are pushing livestock and crop production toward critical thermal safety margins. The findings highlight a growing urgency for technical adaptation as extreme temperatures threaten animal welfare and drastically reduce global cereal yields.

Israel’s systematic destruction of farmland and blockade, carried out before the eyes of the whole world, have brought agriculture in Gaza to the brink of total collapse. Satellite images show that 98.5% of cropland in the Gaza Strip is either damaged, inaccessible, or both.

The OECD–FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024–2033 reveals that emerging economies will drive global food market dynamics, with China’s influence waning as India and Southeast Asia rise.