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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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The EU adopts the fourteenth package of sanctions against Russia for continuing its illegal war against Ukraine, strengt...

The package includes important new energy-related measures related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and measures against ships that sustain Russias war. As far as LNG is concerned, the package prohibits...

The EU restricts imports of wheat, corn, and oilseeds from Russia and Belarus.

The European Commission's proposal to increase tariffs on imports of cereals, oilseeds, and related products from Russia and Belarus, including wheat, corn, and sunflower flour, aims to prevent the de...

XIV BRICS Summit Beijing

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met for a virtual summit of BRICS nations. In addition to the opportunity to discuss economic strategies outside of a Western-dominated sys...

UNDER DISCUSSION: Russia plans fertilizer export tax at 23.5% when price above $450/t -IFX

Russia plans to set its export tax for all types of fertilizers at 23.5% when the price is more than $450 a tonne. Russia is a major producer of potash, phosphate and nitrogen fertilizers, with output...

Russia - Ukraine grain export agreement

On July 22, Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement in Istanbul allowing the export of Ukrainian grain blocked in Black Sea ports because of the war, and which is sorely lacking on world markets. This ...

EU: Maintenance and adaptation package

Prohibition of purchase, import or transfer of gold, directly or indirectly, if it comes from Russia. In order to avoid possible negative repercussions for global food and energy security, the EU has ...

Russia promises to deliver fertiliser to Brazil despite political juncture.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro that the country will deliver "uninterrupted" supplies of Russian fertilisers to Brazilian farmers. The Russian l...

Sixth European Union Sanctions Package against Russia: Export restrictions

The EU has expanded the list of people and entities affected by export restrictions on dual-use items and technology. These additions to the list include Russian and Belarusian entities. In addition, ...

Russian state-owned Gazprom cuts gas supplies to companies in Germany and Denmark

In view of the armed conflict with Ukraine, Russia's state-owned Gazprom has stopped deliveries of natural gas fuel to Shell Energy for supplies in Germany and Orsted in Denmark because of their refus...

Putin firma decreto de represalias que prohíbe las exportaciones desde Rusia

The Russian government signed a "comprehensive decree" banning the export of goods and raw materials to individuals and entities on the country's sanctions list, as part of a geopolitical response to ...

Russia bans sunflower seed exports, imposes quota on sunoil.

Russia bans exports of sunflower seeds.

Russia halts nitrogen, phosphate fertilizer exports to support local farmers

The ministry proposes to add certain categories of fertilizers to the list of goods for which the use of temporary periodic customs declaration, incomplete and periodic customs declaration is prohibit...