FAO opens global conference to put One Health into action across agrifood systems - Food and Agriculture Organization

Kitchener-WaterlooOntario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness was in Waterloo Tuesday to announce a $22-million joint investment by the federal and provincial governments to Ontario's agri-food sector. The investment is made through the province's Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative. The effort is expected to create new jobs and allow businesses to expand.7 businesses in Waterloo region will receive a combined $1.4M from the initiativeJohn Dalusong · CBC News · Posted: Oct 13, 2026 2:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 13Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ontario agriculture minister Sam Oosterhoff was at Martin's Family Fruit Farm in Waterloo on Tuesday to announce a $22-million joint investment by the federal and provincial government in Ontario's agri-food businesses. More than 130 farmers and food processors will receive funding from the initiative.

15 October 2026FAO HQIn 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Assembly's launched the Youth Recommendations on Empowering Young Women in Agrifood Systems. The recommendations were informed by consultations with over 10,000 young people from more than 100 countries. The process highlighted key structural barriers facing young women, including unequal access to education, decent work, resources (i.e. digital divide) and leadership opportunities across agrifood systems. Building on these findings, and on the Youth recommendations for smart farming: Shaping priorities for the next generation of changemakers organized during the STI Forum 2026, the consultation “Young Women as Leaders of Agrifood Futures: Closing the Gender Gap in Technology, Innovation and STEM in Agrifood Systems” brought together young people to identify priorities for advancing gender equality and young women's empowerment in agrifood innovation.

Bioengineer.org news storyFor people living with HIV, modern antiretroviral therapy can suppress the virus to levels below what standard laboratory tests can detect. Yet some patients on long-term treatment experience a curious phenomenon: a single test result showing a small, transient amount of virus in the blood, followed by an immediate return to undetectable levels. These events, known as viral blips, have puzzled clinicians and researchers for years, raising questions about whether they represent harmless statistical noise, brief bursts of viral production from hidden reservoirs, or early warnings of impending treatment failure. A new nationwide Swedish study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, offers one of the most comprehensive answers to date. Drawing on the Swedish national InfCareHIV cohort, researchers analyzed data from 4,210 treatment-naïve adults who began antiretroviral therapy from 1 January 2007 onward, with follow-up data extracted through 30 September 2020. The median observation time was 5.5 years, with some individuals followed for as long as 13.7 years.

European Medical Journal news storyPeople living with HIV may experience subtle changes in heart muscle function even when conventional measures of cardiac performance remain normal, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Researchers identified significantly impaired global longitudinal strain (GLS) among people with HIV compared with HIV-uninfected individuals, despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in both groups. The findings suggest that speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) could provide additional information about early myocardial dysfunction in this population. Read the full news story here.