Canada - Kamsack-based Nytro promotes Green Lightning technology
The Green Lightning system uses electricity to convert water into nitrogen-rich fertilizer, with larger units designed to meet the needs of farm operations.
19.01.2026
19.01.2026
India - Horticulture Director gave his suggestions in the National Conference of Crop Insurance Scheme
A two-day National Review Conference was held in Bengaluru under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
18.01.2026
India - Bihar Launches Online Crop Loss Compensation Scheme: Farmers Can Claim ₹7,500–₹10,000 per Hectare
The Bihar government has announced financial assistance for farmers affected by crop losses under the Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme.
18.01.2026
Afghanistan - $30m new cold storage facility opens in Kabul to boost agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) has inaugurated a new cold storage facility in Kabul, saying it will help reduce agricultural waste, cut imports, and strengthen the economy.
18.01.2026
Pakistan frost wipes out 65% of tomato crop in Khushab district
A frost event damaged standing tomato crops across villages, including Kathha Saghraal, Kathha Misraal, and Kotli Rajgan in the foothills of Daman-e-Mahaar in Pakistan's Khushab district. Fields that had been producing red and green tomatoes were affected within a short period, with plants showing dried leaves and damaged stems.
18.01.2026
Ireland Leads Europe in Regenerative Ocean Farming
Ireland is leading a new EU-backed initiative to scale sustainable seaweed farming while restoring marine ecosystems across Europe. The SEAGROW project is funded by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and is coordinated from Ireland by Óir Na Farraige. The project aims to improve productivity in seaweed cultivation while enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem health.
18.01.2026
China issues action plan to speed up agricultural modernization
China seeks to speed up agricultural modernization over the next five years by establishing demonstration zones that leverage deepened reforms and technological innovation to enhance production capacity, as well as the quality and efficiency of agricultural output.
18.01.2026
India needs fertiliser pricing reforms to restore soil health
India needs to urgently restore the health of its soils to improve crop health and human nutrition through a combination of approaches, including policies for rationalising fertiliser pricing, a new paper said. It also called for the development of precise, customised and site-specific fertilisation solutions, complemented by appropriate agronomic practices.
15.01.2026
Soil-based method can stop locust swarms from destroying crops
"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking about locusts.
15.01.2026
Fifty French farmers arrested after storming agriculture ministry building in Paris
Around 100 members of the Confédération Paysanne union entered a section of the ministry, which they occupied for an hour to denounce the government's agricultural policy.
15.01.2026
India - Tamil Nadu govt releases Rs 111.96 crore to farmers for crop damage
Tamil Nadu government on Thursday said it has issued a Government Order releasing Rs 111.96 crore to provide relief to 84,848 farmers for damage of agricultural and horticultural crops on 1.39 lakh acres due to rains during the Northeast monsoon and Cyclone Ditwah in 2025.
15.01.2026
Kenya - Government sets up strategic animal feed reserves to shield livestock from drought
In a bid to protect livestock and pastoralist livelihoods from recurring droughts, the government has ordered the establishment of strategic national animal feed reserves.
15.01.2026
How Agriculture Insurance Is Transforming Farmers’ Climate Resilience in Rwanda
When floods swept through Kamonyi District years ago, maize fields that had taken months of labor were flattened overnight. For many farmers, those moments meant more than lost crops—they threatened livelihoods, school fees, and food security.
15.01.2026
Taiwan develops TC9 banana resistant to Panama disease
The Taiwan Banana Research Institute has developed a new banana cultivar, Tai-Chiao No. 9 (TC9), with resistance to Panama disease. The variety is intended for future deployment beyond Taiwan, pending completion of plant breeders' rights in overseas markets.
14.01.2026
Vietnam, US launch 15.2 million USD tilapia development project
The project has a total budget of more than 15.2 million USD and will be implemented over five years, aiming to raise tilapia output to 1.21 million tonnes, with total sales value estimated at around 1.25 billion USD.
14.01.2026
Puerto Rico - New agriculture secretary aims to use science to boost local farming
Agronomist Irving Rodríguez Torres, the newly appointed secretary of the Department of Agriculture, has unveiled an ambitious administrative agenda aimed at modernizing Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector.