AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFood Security Aid: Penang approved one-off RM500 support for 6,572 padi and vegetable farmers to ease cost pressures and protect the state’s food supply chain. Climate-Smart Restoration: Tanzania launched the TUNZA project to restore East Usambara ecosystems with communities, aiming to rebuild livelihoods and resilience. Soil Health & Nutrition: New research links regenerative agriculture to higher nutrient density, including much higher iron and selenium in some crops. Agri-Value Chains: Nepal and South Korea signed MoUs worth $11.8m to strengthen fruit and vegetable value chains and improve access to legal information for farmers. Agri-Tech Finance: Nigeria’s Agrovest won at The Gathering on 100 Pitchathon, pitching a platform to connect farmers with community funding for scaling. Sustainable Standards: The UAE took a role in Codex work, co-chairing an electronic group on food risk guidelines and alternative proteins. Policy & Inputs: Ireland’s Macra urged government to reinvest unspent farmer supports to protect sustainable food production amid rising fertiliser and fodder pressures. Agri-Emissions Monitoring: A €5.94m EU-funded project will build real-time MRV tools for non-CO2 farm greenhouse gases to improve reporting and mitigation.
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