AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEl Niño and Drought: Candon in the Philippines is preparing a calamity declaration as nearly 70% of its rice land shows signs of drying, putting at least 5,000 farmers at risk. India has also cut its 2026–27 foodgrain target by 2.63 million tonnes amid drought and El Niño concerns. Agricultural Investment: Bangladesh’s prime minister invited Japan’s Marubeni to invest in fertiliser, including a proposed second KAFCO plant. In Vietnam’s highlands, Thai entrepreneur Vi Thi Thu Ha is building an organic farming business around local resources. Adding Value: A new chocolate-processing machine for Solomon Islands’ Kokonut Pacific is expected to lift production and exports; the social enterprise supports more than 1,000 farmers. Harvest and Crop Losses: Chinese farmers are sowing wheat as the autumn harvest progresses, while floods damaged 4,368 hectares of paddy in India’s Kalahandi district, prompting farmers to seek compensation.
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