AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoIrrigation for vegetables in Ghana: MoFA and the African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) have agreed to set up a 750-hectare irrigated vegetable hub at Konadu in the Afram Plains, backed by center-pivot irrigation and logistics support, with 118 Ghanaian graduates returning to help run the commercial operation. Food security push in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe’s Parliament says ARDA’s joint-venture grain model and technical support for smallholders are strengthening the Strategic Grain Reserve and putting the country on track for sustainable national food security. Climate-smart farming and water limits: New South African research uses drones and sensors to measure hemp’s water use in KwaZulu-Natal, warning that expanding hemp could strain already limited water resources. Precision weed control expands in the US: Rometron launched WEED-IT USA to grow adoption of optical, spot-spraying weed technology aimed at cutting herbicide use and supporting more efficient, sustainable farming. Soil carbon measurement scales up: EarthOptics and Cquester Analytics partnered to create a single field-to-lab pathway for soil carbon and soil organic matter testing, supporting carbon goals and credits. Policy planning for farmers in India: India’s government is preparing state-specific agricultural roadmaps based on agro-climatic conditions to improve productivity, profitability, and resource-use efficiency.
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