AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoFood Safety & Fraud Control: Canada’s CFIA says it blocked more than 150,000 kg of misrepresented food by targeting authenticity and label accuracy across items like fish, honey, oils, cheese, tea and fruit juice. Biosecurity & Livestock Protection: Capiz in the Philippines has banned entry of live pigs and pork shipments linked to Iloilo and Negros Island to curb African swine fever risk. Agri-Fishery Capacity Building: Philippines’ Mafar-SGA rolled out training for fisherfolk and livestock raisers on gear specs, animal husbandry, biosecurity and disease prevention. Cooking Oil Policy Watch: Malaysia’s B15 biodiesel plan won’t disrupt cooking oil supply, with officials citing only ~1.5% extra palm oil demand. Regenerative Farming Push: SAI’s Regenerating Together Programme launched with major food and drinks firms pledging to scale regenerative agriculture using shared verification and benchmarking. Food Industry Growth: Vermont’s Northeast Dairy Processor Modernization Grant opens with $1m available to expand dairy processing and packaging capacity. Market & Retail Competition: Bulgaria’s competition watchdog opened a probe into food and beverage pricing at Sofia Airport after complaints of higher prices. Supply Chain & Value Addition: Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Ibese commissioned a cassava processing plant to boost garri and fufu production and cut post-harvest losses.
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