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Rising male green sea turtle deaths pose danger to species, food security

The Star 26 Mar 2025
KUALA TERENGGANU. The rising number of green sea turtle deaths in Terengganu has reached an alarming level, with the state Fisheries Department recording 20 cases since January. Read full story ... .
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Drought warning

Dawn 26 Mar 2025
The growing water stress linked to climate change is also posing a major threat to Pakistan’s food security, particularly in areas that already suffer from high levels of poverty and hunger.
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Government cuts hit struggling food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans

The Daily Herald - St Maarten 26 Mar 2025
Department of Agriculture programmes that helped schools and food banks buy food from local farms ... In 2023, 13.5% of Americans struggled at some point to secure enough food, the highest rate in nearly a decade, according to the most recent USDA data.
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Sugar price hike: PAC slams ministries for failing to submit report

The News International 26 Mar 2025
It summoned the secretaries of Ministries of industries, national food security and commerce in the next meeting ... He said now the PAC has called the secretaries of industries, national food security ...
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After talk for year-and-a-half of Gaza ‘famine,’ UN agencies won’t confirm one occurred

Israel Today 26 Mar 2025
The UN-aligned Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analyses, through which the United Nations was attributing claims of famine, were repeatedly called into question, including by the IPC’s own Famine Review Committee.
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Ukraine war briefing: Black Sea deal will allow Russia to profit from grain markets, Lavrov says

The Guardian 26 Mar 2025
A Black Sea maritime security deal aims to bring Moscow back to predictable grain and fertiliser markets that would allow for profit and ensure global food security, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published late on Tuesday.
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Bahrain Strengthens Diplomatic Presence with Security Council Candidacy

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 26 Mar 2025
As part of its priorities, Bahrain aims to advocate for sustainable peace, promote humanitarian relief efforts, combat extremism and terrorism, and strengthen cyber, environmental, food, water, and maritime security.
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ILO’s assessment of India’s social protection coverage is ‘an underestimation’: Ministry of Labour & Employment

Business Line 26 Mar 2025
... account for in-kind benefits provided to the citizens, such as food security and housing benefit, says Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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Delhi Budget 2025: ‘Bullet speed development’ — goal for smoother roads, links

Hindustan Times 26 Mar 2025
To enhance food security and improve nutritional status of economically weaker sections, ₹100 crore has been arranged for setting up Atal Canteens to provide nutritious and subsidized food at 100 ...
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Imported rice price cap lowered by DA to ₱45 as global supply improves

Manila Bulletin 26 Mar 2025
20,” he explained ... “The implementation of the MSRP followed consultations with industry stakeholders to ensure that price reductions would not destabilize the rice industry or compromise food security,” said Laurel ... It dropped to ₱55 on Feb ... 26 ... .
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Ogun to Partner Brazilian Firm on Power Generation, Agriculture

This Day 26 Mar 2025
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, is set to partner Ambar Energia of Brazil to establish power plants in the state as part of his administration’s commitment to guarantee adequate supply of power and food security to residents.
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MVP’s Agro Ventures to add 10 veggie greenhouse satellites

Sun Star 26 Mar 2025
SAN RAFAEL, BulacanMetro Pacific Agro Ventures Inc. (MPAV) will replicate its vegetable greenhouse facility here in other parts of the country, supporting the Marcos administration’s food security goals ... Metro Pacific Investments Corp ... (PNA) ....
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Israel should annex at least part of Judea and Samaria - Israel Today

Israel Today 26 Mar 2025
Notwithstanding the report and Türk’s accusations, Israel’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Avi Dichter convened a meeting on Sunday with senior officials from the Yesha Council to address ...
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PAC summons top bureaucrats on sugar crisis

Dawn 26 Mar 2025
ISLAMABAD. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday voiced displeasure over the non-submission of a report on sugar crisis and called the secretaries of industries, commerce and food security ministries for a briefing on it ... .
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