AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDigital Pest Control: Vegetable growers in India’s Surigao del Sur are learning to use smartphone tools to identify pests and diseases, replacing routine pesticide spraying with integrated management aimed at cutting costs and slowing insecticide resistance. Crop Registration: Maharashtra will allow field inspections to register crops offline after app glitches blocked records for about seven million farmers. Rice Planting: Indonesia is launching a 3,000-hectare planting drive across 14 provinces as it accelerates a national target of two million additional hectares; less than 10% has been planted so far. Cyclone Losses: Murasu damaged crops across 140,000 hectares in Andhra Pradesh, with losses estimated at nearly ₹2,000 crore as farmers seek compensation. Olive Oil: Spain will temporarily withhold 12% of olive oil production—about 188,000 tonnes—from sale to steady prices amid forecasts of a bumper harvest. Food Supply Risks: New Black Sea attacks are raising concerns about disrupted grain exports and renewed pressure on global food markets.
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