AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoIrrigation Push in the Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inaugurated the P833.37M Mabini-Cayacay Small Reservoir Irrigation Project in Bohol, aimed at year-round water for 530 hectares and 717 farmers, with guidance to shift from water-hungry rice to higher-value, lower-water crops as El Niño risk rises. Sugarcane Pest Alert: In the Visayas, an emergency meeting is set after Red Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) infestations surged to 4,847.63 hectares, threatening thousands of hectares of sugarcane and small farmers’ incomes. Climate-Resilient Farming at UN: India told the UN Human Rights Council it has developed 1,900+ climate-resilient crop varieties and is scaling natural farming and water-saving approaches to protect food security. Biodiversity and Oil Crops: A new global study links expansion of oil palm, soybean, and coconut to a sharp rise in biodiversity loss from 1995–2020, driven by consumption. Farm Risk from Weather: Farmers in Telangana’s erstwhile Adilabad are anxious over monsoon rainfall deficits, with cotton and paddy germination affected. Wildlife Damage Control: Bhutan farmers in Uesa village say a new 4.5km chain-link fence is reducing wild boar losses and improving confidence to plant.
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