AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoIndia–New Zealand Strategic Partnership: PM Narendra Modi and NZ PM Christopher Luxon elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership, with a Roadmap to 2030 and a goal to double bilateral trade to about ₹35,000 crore by 2030, plus new pacts on maritime cooperation, logistics support, and agriculture/agrotech. Agrotech for dairy: India’s MEA says dairy is sensitive in India, but both countries signed an Agricultural Productivity Arrangement to share agrotech and support cooperative-based dairy and farm incomes. Grain shipping shock: Russia halted civilian shipping through the Don–Azov Channel and stopped new Kerch Strait passage requests after Ukrainian drone attacks, raising fresh risks for global grain flows. Regional ag cooperation: Malaysia and Thailand signed an MoU to deepen agriculture and food-security collaboration, including research, innovation, and border cooperation. Local farm support: Uganda’s Bukalasa Agricultural College faced an Auditor General probe over idle equipment, weak planning, and rising receivables. Beekeeping funding: California Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom secured $2.5M for a Managed Honeybee Health Program to protect pollinators and crop yields. Value addition push: Malawi broke ground on modern market facilities to help farmers sell value-added goods. Trade friction watch: India urged the US to reconsider a proposed 12.5% tariff tied to forced-labour findings, arguing the process is legally flawed.
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