AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAgTech Funding: Singapore’s Rize raised $31m Series B to expand its rice supply-chain platform, adding AI tools for farmers and pushing low-emission rice exports. Food Security & Local Supply: Morgarosa Farm in Wisconsin is turning community gardening into pantry support, with volunteers picking fresh produce and the rest shipped to Feed My People. Policy & Governance: Canada’s federal and provincial agriculture ministers will hold a media briefing after their annual conference, while Nepal moves to halt land plotting in 405 local levels that haven’t finished land classification. Fraud & Enforcement: Greece’s farm subsidy scandal deepened as EU prosecutors indicted four Greek lawmakers and others over alleged OPEKEPE-related fraud. Digital Agriculture Push: Kazakhstan is betting on AI, drones, and satellite monitoring to build a “smart farm” agro-industrial hub. War’s Impact on Exports: Russian strikes damaged Ukraine’s Kernel sunflower oil and grain export infrastructure, disrupting tens of thousands of tons of shipments. Risk Management: USDA expanded crop insurance access with a new pilot option for turfgrass producers. Climate & Water Stress: Nairobi doubled Ruai Sewerage Treatment capacity and is expanding Kariobangi to cut untreated sewage as the city grows. Research & Biosecurity: FFAR backs new screwworm control work with a $300,000 grant to test sterile male fly technology.
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