Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertiliser shortages and soaring fuel costs ​from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.

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New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action.

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One of the most promising prospects for artificial intelligence (AI) is in weather forecasting.

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The latest forecast bodes cautiously well for domestic agriculture and comes after South Africa’s maize harvest last season is estimated to have reached a robust 15.8 million tonnes, 23% above the previous summer’s crop that was hit with drought triggered by a scorching El Niño.