AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEl Niño & drought food fears: In Guatemala’s Dry Corridor, Indigenous communities in Quiché (including Xetzac/Cunen) say wells are drying and rains still haven’t come, raising fears of crop failure and hunger as El Niño is expected June–August. Herbicide health concern: New research links glyphosate exposure in agricultural workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua to poorer kidney function, adding pressure on farm chemical safety. Livestock biosecurity alarm: The U.S. confirmed the first New World screwworm case in decades in a calf in South Texas, a flesh-eating parasite that can also infect wildlife and humans—prompting quarantines and sterile-fly releases. Sustainability spotlight from Nicaragua: Flor de Caña won Australia’s “Diamond Product Sustainability Award,” citing renewable energy, carbon-neutral production, CO₂ capture, circular practices, and tree planting. Wildlife & habitat note: Crested ibises were reintroduced in Japan after extinction, a reminder of how conservation breeding and releases can restore biodiversity.
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