AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoIrrigation Crackdown in India: Nellore district will strictly run the Warabandi system on the Kavali Canal to protect tail-end farmers, limiting pump-motor water to three days a week and disconnecting unauthorised motors on other days while repairs to a damaged siphon are ordered. Food Safety & Trade Cleanup: Philippines’ Port of Subic customs pulled four more overstaying refrigerated containers of agricultural/processed goods for condemnation and disposal, citing foul odors and environmental risks; in Abu Dhabi, the food regulator administratively shut down So Great Restaurant after repeated safety violations. Regional Fruit Loss Push: SAARC Agriculture Centre calls for stronger regional cooperation to cut fruit post-harvest losses through shared technology and policy support. Co-ops for Small Producers: Tanzania’s VP urges farmers, livestock keepers and fishers to join agricultural marketing cooperatives, promising tighter oversight and stronger cooperative banking/insurance. Farm Finance & Inputs: USDA Rural Development opened applications for its FIELDS fertilizer investment program (up to $500m); Ghana’s parliament passed a cocoa-farm protection bill that could jail farmers up to 20 years for repurposing without approval. Tech & Agriculture Policy: Hungary’s agriculture-rural development payment agency faced a cyberattack tied to Russian servers, with some services restricted during investigation.
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