AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUSDA Tech Spending: A $300M USDA blanket deal with Palantir is framed as modernizing farm services, but critics say it misses farmers’ core needs like profitability and fair markets. Farmer Protests & Procurement: Telangana paddy farmers allege rice millers and officials collude to force lower prices, while farmers in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri stage road blockades and burn paddy sacks over procurement delays and deductions. Rural Credit Access: Kenya’s smallholders are being locked out of formal lending, with experts pointing to banking rules that treat farm loans as high-risk. Farm Policy Backlash: Tamil Nadu farmers protest promised farm loan waivers and oppose the Mekedatu dam plan over Cauvery water impacts. Input Costs & Market Pressure: Indonesia moves to stabilize live chicken prices as demand softens; in India, tomato growers in Assam face near-zero prices that don’t even cover transport. On-Farm Water & Power: Adilabad farmers protest proposed meters on agricultural motors, fearing higher costs and loss of groundwater access. Soil Health Incentives: Farmers for Soil Health reopens enrollment with higher cover-crop payments and simpler contracts. Local Food Systems: Utah wins a USDA Farm to School grant to expand Utah fruit in school meals, and Fiji pushes digital agriculture rollout beyond pilots.
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