AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEl Niño Prep: Philippines’ Kidapawan City Agriculture Office is buying and distributing free heat-tolerant vegetable seedlings and seeds to schools and community gardens ahead of El Niño, aiming to protect local food supply. Fisheries Upgrade: Philippines’ agriculture chief inspected a new 60-metric-ton ice plant at Bulan Fish Port in Sorsogon and outlined plans to expand it into a five-hectare agro-marine industrial hub by 2028 to cut post-harvest losses. Disaster Relief Finance: GSIS in the Philippines has set aside ₱520.08m in emergency funding for members and pensioners hit by dengue and sugarcane pest crises in La Union and Negros Occidental. Farm Safety Push: Teagasc will host a major EU conference in November focused on making farming safer and more attractive for workers. Pesticide Politics in France: France’s environment minister resigned after a bill temporarily re-legalized two banned pesticides for certain crops, sparking fresh controversy over impacts on bees. Food Security Wins: FAO says the Dominican Republic has dropped below the hunger threshold and is removed from the World Hunger Map. Climate-Smart Water Use: California Central Valley growers facing water limits are turning to solar-plus-storage projects to keep farming viable. Agri Jobs Pipeline: Philippines’ Senate agriculture chair urged stronger support and on-the-job training for agriculture students to attract younger farmers.
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