AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSolar Cold Storage in Africa: Kenyan smallholder Yvonne Anyonyi Mumiah is using pay-per-use solar-powered cool storage to cut post-harvest spoilage and sell fresher produce to European supermarkets, reflecting a wider push across Africa where poor storage and transport drive major food losses. El Niño Watch: India’s Piyush Goyal says the Centre and states are closely monitoring El Niño and are ready to protect farmers, citing MSP procurement and fertiliser support. PM-KISAN Cash Boost: India released the 23rd PM-KISAN instalment—about Rs 18,880 crore to nearly 9.44 crore farmers—continuing a programme that has paid out over Rs 4.46 lakh crore since 2019. Caribbean Food-Security Deals: St. Vincent and the Grenadines advanced eight agriculture and food-system projects into a Barbados “deal room,” including irrigation and poultry, aiming to mobilise equity capital. Zimbabwe Wheat Milestone: Zimbabwe farmers planted a record 126,394 hectares of wheat, boosting prospects for higher output and reducing reliance on imports amid El Niño uncertainty.
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