AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDrought Relief for Farmers (UK): Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a £65m package for drought-hit farmers, including support for sustainable farming, easier reservoir building, and better water access as Britain faces record dryness and fears for food prices. Digital Agriculture & Policy (Nagaland): Nagaland approved its Agriculture Policy 2025 and launched a Unified Digital Agriculture Ecosystem under a Digital Agriculture Mission, alongside horticulture expansion plans and new centres of excellence. Food Security via Community Gardens (Philippines): Senator Francis Pangilinan filed a bill to institutionalize “Gulayan sa Barangay at Paaralan,” pushing community- and school-based fruit and vegetable gardens to tackle hunger, stunting, and malnutrition. Irrigation for Women Farmers (Ghana): An MP donated 10 irrigation machines to women farmers to cut rainfall dependence and boost productivity after floods. Livestock Breeding Boost (Uganda): Uganda’s animal breeding sector gets a new five-year push to expand access to quality dairy, piggery, and poultry breeding stock, aiming for better genetics and higher productivity. Contract Farming Push (Barbados): Farmers and vendors welcomed a call for Massy Supermarkets to formalize contract buy-in, with government support to help agro-processing grow. Fisheries Support (Bangladesh): Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad urged coordinated action to sustain fisheries resources during National Fisheries Fortnight-2026. Seaweed Crisis Response (Mexico): Mexico is exploring ways to use sargassum—potentially for biofuel or fertilizer—as the daily beach cleanup battle costs billions and disrupts tourism.
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