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Core Insight: Data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on the 12th shows that the national broad consumer price index (IPCA, i.e., Brazil's official inflation rate) for July was 0.26%. Another notable data point from the survey is that coffee powder prices experienced their first decline in nearly 18 months.

[Agricultural Fisheries and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Kim Jin-oh] Gene editing technology research and development company ToolGen (CEO Yoo Jong-sang) announced on the 13th that the "pepper gene editing technology using the TRV virus" jointly developed with new variety development specialist company Pami Rese (CEO Kang Byeong-cheol) has acquired the "2025 Agricultural and Food New Technology (NET) certification" sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The NET certification is awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs after a comprehensive evaluation of the technological, economic, and managerial feasibility, targeting excellent technologies that are either the first to be developed domestically or that have innovatively improved existing technologies. The technology certified this time utilizes the Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) to edit specific genes in peppers.

[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper, Reporter Gu Jeong-min] Starting from August, the Sunchang County in Jeonbuk Province will operate a practical education program to ensure the stable settlement and capacity enhancement of prospective returnees to farming and rural areas. The education program consists of five courses: barista certification, agricultural machinery safety and basic practice, AI-utilized rural marketing, rural living skills practice, and preparation education for returning to farming and rural areas. The program combines theory and field experience, and some courses offer the possibility of obtaining certifications. The target participants are prospective returnees to farming and rural areas from urban areas and returnees already in the region, and the tuition is free. The education program also includes settlement experience stories from veteran returnees and tailored advice from local agricultural experts and consultants to increase its effectiveness. Registration is available on the Sunchang County homepage.