The Executive Director, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Julius Oluwamuyiwa Oloro, has called for increased development and fabrication of agricultural preservation equipment to reduce post-harvest losses and strengthen Nigeria’s food security.
Declining nutritional quality of food crops, combined with soil nutrient depletion and limited dietary diversity, is emerging as a growing threat to public health in Bangladesh and across the world, with millions of people facing hidden hunger despite consuming sufficient calories.
Every year, Nigerian farmers face a quiet tragedy that unfolds long after seeds are sown and crops are nurtured. Beneath the scorching sun, vast fields produce abundance, only for a staggering percentage of this yield to rot in transit, spoil in sub-optimal storage, or decay due to lack of immediate processing infrastructure.
Goa’s paddy crop has been affected by deficient monsoon rainfall, with preliminary reports estimating damage to around 20 hectares of cultivated fields across the state.
The Government is considering introducing an insurance scheme or suitable compensation mechanism for damage to coconut cultivation, Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure Samantha Vidyaratne has said.
Agriculture leaders say delay could worsen already difficult year.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is evaluating a disaster-related insurance scheme for modern agricultural cooperatives. Coupled with solar-powered irrigation initiatives, the move aims to strengthen climate resilience and guarantee long-term agricultural production.
The Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) and its partners have rolled out a unique insurance product for farmers in the northern part of the country to help them mitigate the negative impacts of climate change.
For farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Terai, one elephant raid can undo months of work. So instead of relying only on fences, some are trying a simple shift: growing turmeric, a crop elephants tend to leave alone.
Moldovan agricultural producers submitted 185 applications totaling roughly €0.98 million (approx. 19.64 million MDL) to subsidize insurance premiums for 2025 contracts, the country's farm payment agency announced following the close of its September call.
Crop losses due to the drought is pegged at around ₹46,000 crore. The Karnataka government has sought ₹7,142.64 crore in drought relief from the Centre under National Disaster Response Fund norms.
Droughts, floods and rising temperatures are putting Cambodia’s farmers under growing financial pressure, prompting the Ministry of Agriculture to consider crop insurance as a way to protect farmers from losses.
USDA has added more than 30 million base acres to ARC and PLC and expanded crop insurance options and regenerative agriculture funding.
More than 201,000 farmers and fisherfolk nationwide sustained losses reaching P5.56 billion after prolonged dry conditions damaged crops across several parts of the country, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Monday, Oct. 5.
Vegetable prices in Mumbai have risen sharply after Ganeshotsav and with the onset of Pitrupaksha, as erratic monsoon conditions, crop damage and lower arrivals tightened supplies, said traders.
Togo’s PAJEC entrepreneurship program plans to launch a pilot agricultural insurance scheme. The government has issued a call for expressions of interest to select a provider to design and roll out the scheme.