AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoClimate Risk: A new ASEAN study warns that strong El Niño years could cut average crop output by up to 10%, with rice among the most exposed crops. In the Philippines’ Agusan del Sur, farmers and fisherfolk are using weather forecasts to adjust their practices after a prolonged dry spell caused P3.5 billion in agricultural losses. Soil and Fertilizer: Sedron’s planned Indiana and Kansas facilities have advanced in the USDA’s funding process. The $360 million projects would turn dairy manure into fertilizer, recovering nitrogen for organic and specialty crops. Biodiversity: Nestlé and BirdLife Europe will spend three and a half years measuring how regenerative farming affects birds, butterflies and wild bees, amid a steep decline in farmland bird populations. Farmer Training: A China-FAO-Namibia project trained 2,351 people in agriculture and fisheries, more than half of them women. Farm Waste: A Northumberland farm will compost smashed leftover pumpkins, returning nutrients to the soil for next year’s crop.
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