AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAnimal Health & Biosecurity: Wisconsin tightens animal import rules starting July 21 to curb New World Screwworm risk, adding extra documentation and permits for animals from Texas and New Mexico. Climate & Farm Policy: Ireland’s biomethane push shows a funding gap: only seven AD plants won nearly €19m while about €21m in the €40m scheme remains unspent. Agri Research & Training: Nigeria’s UNN will build a ₦2.5bn research lab and demonstration farm funded by TETFund, aiming to boost practical agribusiness research. Inputs & Costs: Kenya unveils a Ksh 465bn National Feed Strategy to cut high animal-feed costs, tackle a 60% raw-material deficit, and expand local feed ingredient production. Markets & Trade: India-UK CETA takes effect, with West Bengal’s first UK shipments including Darjeeling tea, mangoes, betel leaves and jewellery, as tariffs fall for key labour-intensive sectors. Technology in Food: Cropin and Google Cloud launch OrbitAI, an agentic AI platform for food and agriculture decision support. EU Competition: EU authorities closed about 110 agri-sector investigations (2017-2025), often involving price/quantity coordination. Sustainability & Energy: Volkswagen tests agrivoltaics in Poland by grazing 100 sheep under solar panels to manage grass and study ecosystem impacts.
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