AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPlant Health & Policy: The UK launched its International Action Plan for Plant Health 2026–2030, aiming to tighten cross-border safeguards as agriculture faces new pest and disease risks. Ban & Trade Protection: Kazakhstan imposed a temporary tomato import ban on non-EAEU suppliers (22–30 June) to protect domestic greenhouse and grower markets. Bananas & Biosecurity: Tropic acquired Rahan Meristem to scale gene-edited banana varieties designed to resist Panama disease and cut fruit waste. Regenerative Claims at Scale: SAI Platform rolled out its Regenerating Together Programme with protocols for third-party verification and benchmarking across supply chains. Cocoa Supply Resilience: Cargill highlighted the Netherlands as a cocoa processing hub to buffer volatility and strengthen West Africa-linked sourcing. Climate Risk Finance: World Food Programme-backed climate insurance helped farmers in Senegal and Syria recover after extreme weather shocks. Africa Agri-Dialogue: World Food Prize Foundation convened African leaders in Nairobi to push agri-tech, smallholder value chains, and investment-ready regulation. Water & Food Security: World Bank approved a $750m Kenya loan focused on infrastructure, human capital, and climate resilience, including agricultural productivity support.
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