AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate-smart farming & food security: Kitui County in Kenya is inviting partners to break low yields and chronic hunger with climate-smart, innovation-led production despite unreliable rainfall. Farmer training & innovation: Kisumu handed over the Pap Konam Agricultural Training Centre to the Kenya School of Agriculture to expand accredited training and modern farming tech for farmers and young agripreneurs. Low-carbon inputs for agriculture: Envision Energy delivered the first 1,000 tonnes of low-carbon ammonia environmental attribute certificates to PepsiCo APAC, aiming to cut fertilizer-related emissions and support Scope 3 reductions. Water quality pressure: A new Florida report says just over half of waterways fail water quality standards, with nutrient and fecal bacteria pollution driving most impairments. Wetland farming push: The UK’s Defra backed a £2.35M project to scale wetland farming supply chains using typha (bulrush) for biomaterials, linking habitat value with farm economics. Seed upgrades: Rwanda’s HoReCo is promoting improved potato varieties to expand where potatoes can grow, supporting certified seed access and national food security. Policy & climate risk: El Niño-driven heat and dryness could sharply reduce rice yields, with global production projected to fall for the first time in more than a decade.
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