AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAgroecology for resilience: Ghana’s NABOCADO says smallholders can cut agrochemical dependence by using compost, cereal–legume rotations (including nitrogen-fixing beans), and crop rotation to suppress pests and Striga. Soil health push: Ireland’s Teagasc kicks off Soil Health Week with farm walks, sampling, and training on compaction/erosion control and building soil organic matter. Dairy scale-up: Nigeria’s ALDDN reports enrolling 63,000+ smallholder dairy farmers and linking them to formal processors, delivering 15M+ litres of milk over six years. Climate-smart reforestation: Cebu’s Balamban partners with GCash and Aboitiz Foundation to plant 1M trees in critical watersheds/coasts while adding flood-control and restoration measures. Water stress lesson: British Columbia drought is driving major farm losses and salmon impacts, with calls to treat drought as a long-term management problem. Farm finance access: Guyana’s Development Bank will start processing loans Oct 5, with a new app to reach entrepreneurs in agriculture and other productive sectors. Policy and inputs pressure: India’s crop protection groups warn that restricting existing chemicals without better alternatives could hurt farmers, urging faster access to newer options. Disaster-linked farming losses: Indonesia’s wildfires destroyed a vegetable plot in South Kalimantan, highlighting gaps in emergency response reach.
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