Climate & Energy Stress in the Philippines: Metro Cebu faced a nine-hour Visayas power-grid red alert alongside “acutely unhealthy” haze from Indonesia-linked forest fires, pushing many schools to shift online while officials coordinated with power stakeholders. Nuclear for Water-Smart Rice in Malaysia: Malaysia’s nuclear agency partnered with MADA to use nuclear science for hydrology, groundwater monitoring, irrigation integrity checks, and isotope-based pest and disease work to boost padi productivity. Rainfall Support for Drought in Malaysia: Cloud seeding operations targeted Perlis and Kedah dams to protect water supplies for households and agriculture during dry, hazy conditions. One Health Animal Disease Control in Malaysia: Veterinary Services and wildlife authorities signed a One Health joint statement to strengthen zoonotic disease control, including threats like HPAI and African Swine Fever. Sustainable AgTech in the Spotlight: Cornell won a major USDA grant to build orchard robots for labor-heavy tasks like pollination, thinning, harvesting, and weeding. Climate-Linked Agri-Expansion Risk: Bolivia and Brazil move ahead on a highway plan that experts warn could accelerate deforestation in the Chiquitania dry forest for soy and cattle. Farm Finance for Premium Pineapple (Malaysia): Agrobank backed Sarawak’s SG1 premium pineapple value chain with development financing aimed at higher-value, sustainable production.