AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSkills Pipeline: USP Tonga graduated 199 students, with women making up 73%; qualifications span agriculture, engineering, business, IT and other fields. Power Supply: Tonga Power commissioned two generators at Popua, adding 3.52 megawatts to help steady electricity amid outages. Energy Costs: Tonga is set to receive US$15.39 million in ADB emergency aid to help Tonga Power manage rising fuel costs and keep electricity affordable. Agriculture: A former agriculture minister says soil-moisture monitoring could give farmers earlier warning of drought; meanwhile, solar-powered cold storage is helping a Tongatapu root-crop exporter reduce losses and prepare produce for export. Fisheries: A strong El Niño could shift tuna distribution and fishing activity across the Pacific into 2027, posing risks for Tonga’s fisheries.
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