Crop insurance is becoming a more strategic business decision for agricultural producers as tighter margins, high input costs, and ongoing market uncertainty drive renewed focus on risk management heading into the 2027 crop year, according to the Collaborating Associations of AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica), and Frontier Farm Credit.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed officials to dismiss the secretary of a self-help cooperative society after crop insurance claims filed by 93 farmers from Ittanahalli village in Kalaburagi district’s Jewargi taluk were rejected because the premiums collected from them were not deposited with the District Central Cooperative Bank.
‘Oko‘a Farms owner Ryan Earehart didn’t know how badly Hurricane Lala had damaged his crops until weeks later when they struggled to produce.
In a bid to secure food production and protect livelihoods, rural farmers in Bhutan are testing advanced universal hybrid fences to deter wildlife.
Mozambique’s largest insurance company, the publicly owned EMOSE, disbursed 25 million meticais (390,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate) to compensate about 9,000 agricultural producers for the 2024-2025 seasons.
Farmers and fisherfolk affected by the continuing rains in the Cordillera region can apply for interest-free calamity loans of up to PHP35,000, the Department of Agriculture - Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) said Monday.
The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has moved to strengthen technical capacity in two critical segments of the insurance industry, with the inauguration of dedicated Agricultural Insurance and Reinsurance Technical Committees to address emerging risks, improve underwriting standards and deepen expertise.
Beijing is expanding credit, insurance and private investment in agriculture as China moves to strengthen food security and rural modernization.
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) has set aside P187 million to compensate nearly 25,000 insured farmers for losses caused by tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay and Neneng, and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
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Shivakumar also directed the authorities to curb irregularities in crop insurance, take action against agents misleading farmers.
Wednesday’s severe weather left local farmers grappling with widespread crop damage as strong winds and drenching rainfall flattened fields across Waterloo Region.
India’s Digital Agriculture Mission has registered over 10.3 crore farmers under AgriStack to enable data-driven crop management.
Idaho Fish and Game has completed a two-phase project to remove 109 elk from private agricultural land in the Big Willow Creek drainage near Emmett in the state’s southwest.
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) staged a dharna at the SDM office in Siwani town of Bhiwani district on Thursday demanding that the Siwani tehsil be declared drought-hit and farmers be provided compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre for crop losses.
Farmers across Indiana are navigating the recovery process three weeks after heavy rains flooded parts of the state.