AGP Executive Report
Last update: 33 minutes agoClimate Risks: The UN warns a powerful El Niño could bring drought, floods and extreme heat across Asia and the Pacific, with warmer, drier conditions threatening Southeast Asian agriculture. The WMO forecasts central Pacific temperatures could reach 3.8°C above normal from November to January. Farm Adaptation: In Telangana, farmers are resisting calls to avoid paddy this Rabi season, saying water shortages and poor rainfall leave them few viable alternatives. Pacific Food Security: Six residents of the Northern Mariana Islands returned from a regenerative agriculture exchange in Australia, hoping to apply lessons in local food production and Indigenous farming. Trade: India’s free-trade agreement with New Zealand is now in force, opening duty-free access for many Indian exports and new opportunities for New Zealand’s primary sector. Aquaculture: India’s marine fisheries institute has launched an open-sea mussel farm at Vizhinjam to test sustainable production and create coastal livelihoods.
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