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.
Indias soybean prices recovered sharply w-o-w on 30 September 2026 despite a rapid increase in new-crop arrivals, as concerns over crop damage and lower production estimates have offset pressure from increased supplies.
Northeast fruit growers have until Nov. 20 to purchase or update crop insurance for the 2027 crop year, according to Crop Growers, a crop insurance provider owned by Farm Credit East.
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has called for greater collaboration between industry and public health authorities as the United States experiences what it describes as the largest Cyclospora outbreak on record.
Ukraine's new law regulating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and GMO products comes into force on September 16, introducing clearer requirements for the registration, cultivation, traceability, and labelling of GM crops.
Congress is weighing another $11.1 billion in farm aid, but payments may slip into 2027 as producers face rising debt, diesel costs and tighter margins.
EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC), through the European Union-funded Agriculture Financing Initiative (AgriFI), has signed a USD 2.5 million convertible-note investment in Tomato Jos Inc., a vertically integrated tomato farming and processing business in northern Nigeria.