AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTrade & Market Access: The EU suspended imports of Brazilian meat products over antibiotic and antimicrobial compliance gaps, with some importers looking to pivot to the U.S. Irrigation & Water Security: Kenya’s Mengit Dam expansion will nearly triple storage to support irrigation on about 600 acres and improve dry-season farm reliability. Climate Finance for Farmers: Bangladesh launched a $112M IFAD-backed project to boost climate-resilient rural livelihoods in flood- and drought-prone regions. Weather & Farm Risk: Montana’s Mesonet education open house (Oct. 3) will show farmers how to use new high-tech weather monitoring to make decisions. Prices & Farmgate Pressure: Nepal reported farmgate prices rising at the slowest pace in eight years while consumers still pay much more. Animal Health & Biosecurity: Namibia cooled fears after an FMD detection, clearing traced livestock and saying the outbreak remains localized. Policy & Regulation: England’s £253m SFI scheme closed within hours, sparking farmer anger and calls for earlier, better-managed funding. Ag Tech & Supply Chains: South Korean corn buyers toured U.S. grain supply sites, focusing on quality factors like broken corn and moisture. Food Systems & Rural Livelihoods: UNDP and the Green Climate Fund say climate services and irrigation are reaching nearly 50,000 people in southern Zimbabwe.
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