AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAgTech for farmers: Canada is backing applied AI for pulse growers, including a tool to forecast Ascochyta blight risk using crop and local weather data—aimed at cutting unnecessary fungicide passes. Climate-smart farm funding: New York’s Climate Resilient Farming grant program is opening $16.8M to help farmers reduce emissions, protect water quality, improve soil health, and boost resilience. Water crisis and food impacts: A Colorado River expert warns conservation plans won’t avert the long-running decline, with record-low reservoirs affecting downstream users and ecosystems. Blue economy push: A World Agriculture Forum report calls for more investment and governance changes to keep ocean and aquaculture food systems from stagnating. Cocoa finance in Ghana: IFC and Absa launched a $50M facility to expand traceable cocoa purchasing finance for licensed buying companies, supporting 139,000 smallholders. Women in agribusiness: Telecel Ghana Foundation trained 200+ women with digital and financial skills to grow and market farm products. Animal health and farm practice: US livestock experts warn parasiticide resistance is driven by misapplication and dosing errors. Food systems investment: Africa’s Agriculture Summit Africa set a $300M investment pipeline target to turn agribusiness deals into deployable capital.
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