AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoResearch Recognition: Six Filipino scientists were named among Asia’s top 100 outstanding researchers, spanning pest management, nematology, and marine spill response tech. Policy Momentum (US): California’s SB 1393 cleared the Senate with bipartisan support, backing steelhead restoration, habitat funding, and updated Dungeness crab rules for safer vessel transit. River Water Quality (India): Andhra Pradesh launched “Clean Godavari – Sacred Pushkarams,” aiming to make 262 villages sewage-free and block sewage, industrial effluent, and aquaculture waste from entering the Godavari. Freshwater Aquaculture Recovery (Sri Lanka): Japan-FAO support worth $1.33M will modernize Eastern Province inland aquaculture with cage culture, reservoir upgrades, training, and starter fingerlings/feed after extreme weather. Subsidy Crackdown (Ghana): Ghana’s fisheries ministry is tightening enforcement on premix fuel diversion and resale to protect small-scale fishers. Regional Cooperation (SADC): SADC ministers met in Victoria Falls to coordinate food security, fertiliser regulation, and fisheries/aquaculture priorities amid climate and cost pressures. Climate Risk (India): India’s monsoon forecast was revised downward as El Niño risks rise, keeping farm output uncertainty high for 2026-27.
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