AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHeatwave Pressure on Farms and Cities: India’s scorching summer is intensifying, with Telangana reporting heatwave deaths and IMD warnings extending across multiple states as extreme heat strains people, livestock, and even wildlife. Millets Go Mainstream: A new survey says 70% of Indian households now eat millets in some form, with growing demand to add coarse grains to the public distribution system. Fertiliser Cost Relief: India’s commerce minister says elevated global fertiliser prices are not being passed on to farmers, with the central government bearing the burden. Rural Jobs Transition: India is reviewing state readiness for the VB-GRAMG Act 2025 rollout from 1 July 2026, aiming to keep rural employment stable during the shift from MGNREGS. Blue Economy Push: India’s cold-water fisheries are scaling up via hatcheries, cold chains, and targeted policy support across Himalayan and hill regions. Cross-Border Ag Trade Moves: Malaysia and New Zealand pledge deeper cooperation on fertilisers, grains, and dairy amid supply-chain uncertainty, while India’s trade minister heads to Canada to revive talks on an FTA/CEPA covering food processing and critical minerals. Human-Elephant Conflict Study: A long-term Assam analysis links forest fragmentation and land-use change to deadly human-elephant conflict hotspots.
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