AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPublic Health: Cuba’s garbage crisis is worsening in Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup, leaving residents to burn waste and raising health fears ahead of summer and hurricane season. Climate & Food Security: A strong El Niño is taking shape, with hot, dry weather already disrupting crop planting across Asia and pushing up wheat and rice prices—an early warning for food supplies from India to Southeast Asia and beyond. Animal Health & Agriculture: The USDA confirmed New World screwworm in South Texas, signaling a major threat to cattle as the parasite crosses back toward the U.S. border; officials are launching quarantines, surveillance, and sterile-fly releases. Diplomacy & Energy: Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez met India’s PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi to deepen cooperation on energy security, trade, investment, healthcare, and renewables. Research & Environment: Brazil and UK scientists are starting a decade-long Amazon CO2 enrichment experiment using giant towers to test whether forests absorb future emissions or release more carbon.
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