The mechanization level of the country’s rice farms is on track to reach 3.40 horsepower per hectare (hp/ha) by 2031, further lowering labor costs and improving the sector’s productivity, according to the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech).
The party leader alleges coalition government has shifted the burden of insurance premiums onto farmers and calls for ₹500 crore allocation to MARKFED for tobacco procurement and price stabilisation.
The Bengal government has set the ball rolling for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), deciding to bear even the farmers’ share of the insurance premium.
Collector G Raja Kumari directs agriculture officials during a Zoom review meeting to take proactive measures against anticipated El Niño and drought conditions.
As climate change exposes Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers to increasingly frequent droughts and extreme weather, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) will broaden agricultural insurance beyond crops to include livestock, health, and funeral cover to lessen the financial impact of climate-related disasters.
A proposed $11.1 billion aid package reignites concerns that temporary farm relief may become a permanent pillar of U.S. agriculture.
Cherry insurance contracts have fallen 63,46% in the province of Alicante between 2021 and 2026, according to the data analyzed by ASAJA Alicante.
Crops enter risky season as El Niño intensity forecasts climb.
Michigan Crop Insurance Pilot Tests Whether Soil Health Can Lower Risk.
Livestock, fire, and a shifting injury age profile each carry separate underwriting implications.
Severe storms and hail battered crops in Evros, damaging thousands of acres of cotton, corn, vegetables and walnut orchards, with losses now being assessed.
A loss-free harvest campaign and the preservation of the crop are the top priorities not only for the agricultural sector but for all government bodies, Konstantin Burak, Belarus Presidential Aide - Inspector for Grodno Oblast, said during an inspection of the Protasovshchina agricultural enterprise on 23 July, BelTA has learned.
Communities in Spain's northwestern Galicia region are reintroducing native livestock, including nimble Cachena cows, to clear flammable undergrowth and mitigate wildfire risks following severe blazes, as reported by Yahoo on July 23.
Facing mounting complaints from farmers over rampant crop damage caused by wild boars, the Maharashtra Forest Department has decided to deploy giant ‘Texas-type’ corral traps across vulnerable agricultural belts in the state.
The Director of Agriculture in the Municipality of Suhareka, Armend Krasniqi, said that based on initial estimates, the damages from the storm that hit this municipality on Tuesday are in the millions.
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board announced that a new insurance scheme has been introduced for potato and vegetable cultivations to protect farmers against potential risks.