AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 minutes agoIndia’s Rabi Crisis: Sowing is down 46% to 37.56 lakh hectares as weak monsoon rains leave soils dry; wheat acreage has plunged 94%. The delay raises the risk of lower harvests and prolonged food inflation. China’s Food Trade: Peru’s superfood exporters are looking to the China International Import Expo, opening Nov. 5, to reach buyers for specialty coffee, maca and cacao products. Water and Climate Resilience: Egypt and IFAD signed a US$64.85 million agreement to help small-scale farmers improve water management and adapt to climate change. Farm Fires and Haze: Punjab says stubble-burning cases are down nearly 29% year on year, but satellite detections in Pakistan’s Punjab were 4.2 times higher than in India’s Punjab, as severe smog hit Lahore and Delhi. Crop Damage: Cyclone Arnab’s flooding and landslides in Odisha damaged farmland and left villages isolated, complicating rescue efforts.
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