AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAgricultural Census: Sri Lanka will start an agricultural census next month as part of its once-a-decade economic census, with staff training already underway. Climate-Smart Farming: Portugal wants the EU to fund grazing by goats, sheep and cows in wildfire-prone zones to clear flammable shrubbery, while also cutting carbon emissions. Fertiliser Independence: Namibia’s Dâures Green Fertiliser Project secured US$3.6m to move toward renewable-powered local fertiliser production, aiming to cut reliance on imports. Livestock Health: The Fish River Canoe Marathon in South Africa was cancelled for 2026 due to foot-and-mouth disease concerns affecting the Eastern Cape farming region. Disease Watch: The UK’s bluetongue outbreak is accelerating, with an AHDB meeting in Darlington urging farmers to vaccinate now. Water & Emissions: A world-first floating wetland trial in Australia’s wastewater lagoon cut greenhouse gases, including large drops in methane. Food Systems Diplomacy: Sri Lanka’s PM Harini Amarasuriya spoke at Bhutan’s inaugural Global Conscious Food Systems Summit. Trade & Ag Exports: Cambodia says rice exports to the US nearly tripled in early 2026, driven by quality and market expansion.
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