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As climate change intensifies, rice farmers in Nigeria and Kashmir risk losing their rice fields completely."I have invested more than INR 30,000 (€296) from the day of tilling till date. Spending [that amount] without any return hurts deeply. It feels like I have invested wrongly," Ganie told FairPlanet. “We are just hoping for rain because if it does not come, we will be left with nothing.”For generations, rice farming has remained a staple diet in India’s Kashmir region. The area’s lush paddy fields have not only supported the livelihoods of farmers but have also shaped rural identity and tradition.

TANZANIA – The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has introduced the 2024 food fortification regulations, making it mandatory for staple foods such as maize flour to be enriched with essential nutrients in a nationwide effort to tackle malnutrition.