AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoHeat & drought hit UK orchards: Cider makers brace for a “worst year ever” as record temperatures and dry spells shrink and deform apples, with some smaller growers abandoning orchards and warnings of knock-on food shortages. Wildfire fallout in Europe: This summer’s blazes are exposing and sometimes detonating buried WWI/WWII bombs and mines across France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, forcing bomb-disposal teams into fire zones. EU fraud crackdown on vineyards: Bulgaria faces an EPPO charge over a suspected attempt to claim nearly €350,000 in EU vineyard restructuring support using false harvest declarations. EU rules pressure exporters: The EU’s packaging rules are now biting Vietnamese exporters, pushing redesign for recyclability, recycled content and chemical safety. Agrivoltaics in Italy/Vatican: The Vatican is set to build a large solar-and-crops agrivoltaic plant near Rome, aiming to cut electricity needs using shaded farmland. Water & connectivity investment: Ireland reports major broadband gains from its National Broadband Plan, while Nigeria advances satellite capacity with NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B to extend connectivity to underserved areas.
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