AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAgri Finance & Resilience: Northern Ireland’s Farming with Nature Transition Scheme begins “year 1” payments, backing biodiversity and carbon storage via hedgerows, trees, riparian buffers, and multi-species winter cover. Food Systems & Nutrition: The EU and WFP add about €11.5m to Sierra Leone to strengthen child nutrition and local food systems, upgrading processing facilities and training smallholders in climate-smart practices. Farm Energy & Climate: Selangor, Malaysia, expects solar use to surge under Solar ATAP, boosted by no-upfront installation offers and net energy metering for public buildings. Market Signals: Ireland’s tillage crop area fell 2.1% in 2026, with declines in oats, wheat, and spring barley—some shifting into break crops. Livestock Feed Security: Botswana launches a National Fodder Strategy with FAO support to cut reliance on imported feed and grow climate-resilient fodder like lablab and lucerne. Regional Food Procurement: A Canadian social enterprise initiative in B.C. secures $65,000 to connect schools and meal programs with regional producers. Sustainable Coffee & Value Addition: Bhojpur farmers in Nepal report rising organic coffee demand and higher returns from processing. AgriPV Push: The Global Solar Council launches an AgriPV Task Force to scale solar-on-farm deployment and shape policy ahead of COP31.
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