AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDrought and Relief: The Philippine House is pressing agencies to ensure ₱6.2 billion in El Niño aid reaches farmers and fishers as drought threatens production. In Maine, USDA says drought-hit farmers and livestock producers may qualify for disaster assistance. Flood Recovery: A central team inspected cyclone- and flood-damaged paddy fields in Odisha’s Ganjam district, while Cambodia distributed rice seeds to 899 flood-affected farming families. Storage and Markets: Ghana plans a 21,000-tonne grain facility to cut post-harvest losses and build emergency reserves. The Philippines’ National Food Authority expects larger bags to lift palay storage capacity by 30%, helping it buy and stock more rice from local farmers. Policy and Production: India’s ethanol blending could fall to about 15% as El Niño-hit crops push food security ahead of fuel. Sikkim’s milk output, meanwhile, has risen 79% in a decade. Texas Leadership: Rancher Clayton Tucker declared victory in the agriculture commissioner race, poised to become the state’s first Democratic holder of the post in nearly 40 years.
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