AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate-smart farming support: The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture is ramping up food and farm input stocks, storage, and targeted interventions ahead of a “super El Niño,” including advance purchases of rice and fertilizer and a shift toward bio-based soil and foliar ameliorants. Composting & circular food systems: Fairbanks, Alaska is getting a commercial in-vessel composting facility to divert food scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich compost, backed by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service funding. Soil and water stewardship: Ontario’s Grey Sauble Conservation Authority won a $30,000 Greenbelt Foundation grant for “Green Fields, Clean Streams,” funding livestock exclusion fencing and cover crops to protect waterways and improve soil health. Natural farming wins on the ground: A Palnadu tenant farmer in India is cutting chemical input costs and boosting resilience through natural farming and diversified crops, including papaya and vegetables. Aquaculture hatchery innovation: Researchers in Andhra Pradesh found that using dextrose in biofloc systems can improve survival of Pacific white shrimp larvae raised in non-exchanged water. Market stability for growers: Malawi’s SMEDCO is buying surplus tomatoes to reduce post-harvest losses and stabilize prices as farmers call for sustainable markets and affordable financing.
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