AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCrop Disease: South Korea detected highly contagious tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Busan greenhouses; it can cut tomato and pepper yields by 30–70%, prompting calls to limit farm-to-farm contact. Weather and Losses: Flooding damaged rice crops in Iraq’s Duhok province near harvest, while El Niño-related water shortages are hurting farmers in the Philippines. Food Supply: Indonesia says it has gone two years without importing rice, as it expands cooperation with China on food security. Land Pressures: Farmers near Kenya’s Mrima Hill fear proposed rare-earth mining could threaten farmland and a forest they consider sacred. Farm Support: Maharashtra has transferred ₹4,372 crore in drought relief to more than 87 lakh farmers; in the Philippines, a new ₱6.6 million equipment package will provide tractors, corn-processing machinery and rice transplanters in Bukidnon. Markets: Global food prices eased in October but remained 5.9% above a year earlier, according to the FAO.
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