AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAgro-Health Watch: A new cohort study links glyphosate exposure in agricultural workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua to worse kidney function, raising fresh pressure on farm chemical safety and regulation. Livestock Biosecurity: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pushed back on a Texas lawmaker’s claim that New World screwworms are just 1 mile from the border, saying the closest detection is about 25 miles away and warning against panic as monitoring ramps up. Climate & Food Security: As El Niño approaches, drought fears are growing in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor, with hunger risk highlighted across the region that includes Nicaragua. Immigration & Labor Access: Costa Rica will let eligible Nicaraguans (plus Venezuelans, Cubans, Colombians) with pending or rejected asylum cases apply for a special temporary residency category starting Sept. 1, enabling legal work. Caribbean Coast Rights: Nicaragua Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera Bryan (Taupla Brooklyn) died in government custody after detention since Sept. 2023, spotlighting ongoing land and resource pressures in La Moskitia. Sustainability Spotlight: Nicaragua’s Flor de Caña won Australia’s top “Diamond Product Sustainability” award for its field-to-bottle carbon-neutral model.
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