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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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Crop prices rise 13% in Q3 2026
13% was the increase in the Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index in the July-September 2026 quarter, its largest quarterly gain since March 2022; the source links the rise to Black Sea tensions and extreme weather and notes a strengthening El Nino threat...
3 countries with high agricultural impact
3 countries showed a high level of agricultural drought impact in the territorial units reported by GDACS: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
10 countries affected by drought
10 countries were identified by GDACS as affected by the Central America-2026 drought episode: The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador.
840,372 km² under agricultural drought
840,372 km² were experiencing medium agricultural drought impact in the GDACS Central America-2026 episode as of September 29, 2026.
1.33% of area in exceptional drought
1.33% of the area of the United States and Puerto Rico was in exceptional drought (D4), the highest-intensity category of the U.S. Drought Monitor, based on data valid as of September 29, 2026.

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Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

The new Initiative of the EU and its member states is designed to halt deforestation and help partner countries make a successful transition to sustainable, deforestation-free value chains. They annou...

Implementation- Ongoing

Assessment and communication of the climate impacts of food

The project aims to evaluate and communicate the climate impacts of food production and consumption globally. The project focuses on three main objectives: impact assessment, effective communication a...

Implementation- Ongoing

Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains (AgriChains)

Cooperation programme to achieve more sustainable, fair and inclusive agricultural supply chains. It promotes ecological practices such as agroforestry, producer training and financial literacy, fair...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Crop prices rise 13% in Q3 2026

3 countries with high agricultural impact

10 countries affected by drought

840,372 km² under agricultural drought

1.33% of area in exceptional drought

Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

Assessment and communication of the climate impacts of food

Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains (AgriChains)