AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWorld Food Day: FAO says 645 million people faced hunger in 2025 and nearly 2.7 billion could not afford a healthy diet. This year’s call to “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow” stresses making practical solutions accessible to farmers, from water-saving irrigation to better weather information and storage. Climate Pressure: A projected super El Niño threatens crops and aquaculture, including milkfish farms in the Philippines, where producers are urged to cut stocking densities and protect water quality. Philippine agencies are also promoting bamboo planting, erosion control and water impoundments to help farms withstand dry spells. Trade and Supply: Russian attacks have stalled Ukraine’s Odesa-area ports, which once handled about 90% of its agricultural exports. Farmers have harvested more than 28 million tonnes of grain and pulses, but many cannot sell their crops or raise cash for winter planting. Farm Economics: U.S. producers face mounting pressure from seed, fertilizer and fuel costs: 52% of respondents in Purdue’s September survey named resource prices as their biggest concern, while the farm financial performance index fell.
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