AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoClimate & farm livelihoods: A new study links Europe’s heat and drought to shrinking household incomes and rising poverty, with farmhands and other outdoor workers hit hardest as drought strains water and forage. Water pressure on agriculture: Nebraska data centers reportedly used ~732 million gallons in 2025, raising alarms in a state already suffering drought and where new builds could compete with irrigation. Livestock & markets: Africa’s first Pastoral Markets Forum in Addis Ababa aims to turn pastoral livestock into a growth engine by boosting investment, market systems, and intra-regional trade. Pesticide labeling fight: The Center for Biological Diversity is pushing the U.S. EPA to require cancer warning labels on pesticides, arguing current label warnings are too limited. Farm policy & trade: Canada’s agriculture minister pre-published feed-ban regulatory changes to better align with the U.S., while India and Qatar are exploring AI, food security, and ag collaboration. On-farm innovation: A Ghana report highlights mushroom cultivation in Kadjebi as a low-land, residue-using business for jobs and nutrition. Heat-smart farming guidance: In India’s Telangana, the agriculture minister urges farmers to favor irrigated dry crops and avoid water-intensive choices amid El Niño-linked rainfall uncertainty.
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