AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWildlife: Fewer than 400 bearded vultures remain in the wild across Lesotho and South Africa. A decade-long breeding programme is working to boost their numbers, while poisoning, power-line strikes and habitat pressures continue to threaten the birds. Tree planting: Standard Lesotho Bank and the Environment Ministry plan to launch the Blue Roots campaign in Mafeteng with 2,000 trees, part of a Pan-African goal to plant one million. Water project accountability: The High Court has given the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority and Seinoli Trust until 17 November to negotiate the release of data needed to assess whether communities affected by the water project were adequately compensated. Climate-ready farming: A study using decades of climate and soil data found that October planting produced the best yields for bambara groundnuts in Southern Africa. The drought-tolerant crop could help farmers diversify as water stress challenges staple crops. Farm advice: Lesotho is also developing an AI chatbot to provide farmers with agricultural information, though no launch date has been announced.
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