AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAgri Finance Surge (Kenya): Commercial banks boosted lending to agriculture by a record Sh53.1bn in the year to June 2026, with agricultural credit up 35.1% as farm cash flows improved. Nature & Land Stewardship (UK): A St Andrews-led restoration connected 27 coastal sites over 16 km in Fife, creating wetlands and conservation grazing—now commended in the Nature Positive category. Forest-to-Farm Value (India): Odisha bamboo farmers earned PRAMAAN certification under IFWCS, aiming to strengthen legal, sustainable supply chains and premium market access. Protein & Food Security (US): HATCH added Emily Metz of the American Egg Board to its board to help close the protein gap. Fish Processing Push (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwe’s Manicaland urged a shift from selling whole fish to longer value chains with processing and marketing. Policy Fight (California): Groups filed to challenge California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, arguing it unfairly encourages pollution tied to factory-farm biogas. Sustainable Packaging (Europe): Home-compostable cling films made from tropical fruit waste are moving into foodservice markets. Local Food Systems (Canada): Pontiac’s AgriSaveur project won a municipal leadership award for building local producer-processing infrastructure. Climate Accountability (NZ): A formal complaint alleges New Zealand climate backsliding could breach an EU trade deal.
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