AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoClimate Preparedness: The Philippines has proposed a ₱61.99 billion plan to limit El Niño damage to farms and fisheries, including fuel and fertilizer subsidies, cloud seeding and drought-tolerant rice. Farm Payments: U.S. producers are due a record $13.8 billion in 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments. Rice Innovation: IRRI research finds nutrient management and sowing time drive about two-thirds of yield gaps in Vietnam’s rice-shrimp systems; digital tools aim to improve water, planting and fertilizer decisions. Rising Costs: U.S. farmers face harvest-season pressure as diesel prices run more than $2.50 a gallon above a year ago; Spain’s fuel aid scheme for farm businesses has grown to €161 million. Value-Added Trade: Nigeria’s Johnvents is working to restore and expand a long-running cocoa-processing plant, aiming to boost local processing and capture more value from the crop.
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