AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoClimate & Water Security: Philippines warns severe El Niño could last until 2027, pushing faster irrigation and water-management investments to protect farmers. Input Costs & Fertilizer Supply: Slovakia expects heat and drought to cut harvests, while Middle East shipping disruptions threaten fertilizer availability and drive up prices; Kenya farmers also fear yield losses despite subsidies as urea access tightens. Policy & Support for Farmers: US lawmakers face a push for $11.1B in supplemental aid for row and specialty crops plus calls for year-round E15; Wisconsin deer quota framework approved for 2026. Tech for Smarter Farming: FAO launches CropSuit to match crops to local conditions; Corteva and Arevo partner on arginine-based seed nutrition for soybeans; Uganda’s AI + solar cold storage project earns Commonwealth Young Person of the Year. Post-Harvest & Value Chains: Zimbabwe’s Cold Storage Commission blueprint is being rethought to tackle cold-chain gaps and reduce losses. Regional Farm Impacts: West African flooding disrupts logistics in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, but mango production in the north is largely spared.
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