AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFood security & farm resilience: At WOFEX 2026 in Manila, organisers and businesses kept circling back to food security—pushing for higher farm productivity, better logistics, and less waste as climate shocks and supply disruptions hit Asia. Digital advisory for farmers: Digital Green rolled out FarmerChat 2.0, aiming to reach 1 million+ farmers with more personalised AI guidance and boosting women’s participation. Farmer pushback in India: Samyukta Kisan Morcha called nationwide protests against “corporatisation” of agriculture and demanded changes to seeds, labour, electricity privatisation, crop insurance and MSP procurement. Kharif planting status: India’s kharif sowing deficit narrowed to under 3% (81% of normal area covered) as the July monsoon revival helped. Regional food-loss action: SAARC Agriculture Centre urged stronger regional cooperation to cut fruit post-harvest losses and protect farmers’ incomes across South Asia. Trade & agri-tech links: Indonesia and Thailand agreed to boost food security cooperation, including agricultural technology and supply-chain resilience.
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