India Overhauls Farm Insurance Scheme with AI and Satellite Tech
India is upgrading the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) using AI, drones, and satellite mapping to accelerate insurance claim settlements.
30.08.2026
30.08.2026
Kenya turns to digital livestock IDs to improve animal health, traceability
The system will capture information including an animal’s origin, ownership, health status, vaccination history and movements.
27.08.2026
India - Demand to withdraw farmer ID mandate for crop procurement
The Andhra Pradesh Koulu Rythu Sangham (AP Tenant Farmers’ Association) has demanded that the State government immediately withdraw its decision to make Farmer ID (Unique Farmer Number) mandatory for selling crops at government procurement centres, stating that the move would severely affect tenant farmers.
27.08.2026
Crop Insurance Add-Ons Surge as U.S. Farmers Expand Subsidized Coverage Nationwide
U.S. farmers sharply expanded area add-on crop insurance in 2026 after federal subsidies rose to 80%, reshaping coverage and federal costs.
27.08.2026
China grain imports in focus as crop damage hits key producing regions
Extreme heat, heavy rain and flooding across key Chinese farming regions are putting global grain and cotton exporters on alert, as markets assess whether crop damage could increase China’s import needs.
27.08.2026
Philippines - Benguet crop loss worst in Cordillera
The strong monsoon rains that have been pouring in the Cordillera region for nearly three weeks now have cost vegetable-producing Benguet province up to P446.55 million in farm losses, according to data consolidated by the Regional Development Council on Wednesday.
27.08.2026
USA - Bear damage costs Benzie County farmer at least $40,000 across 1,100 acres of corn
Corn growers around northern Michigan are getting a really good look at how this year's crop is shaping up before harvest, but one of them in Benzie County is getting to see a lot more than that.
27.08.2026
India - Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews summer moong procurement and crop insurance in Madhya Pradesh
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday conducted a virtual review meeting with the Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers of Madhya Pradesh at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
26.08.2026
Ethiopia secures €4 million EIB climate insurance financing to protect 210,000 smallholder farmers
Ethiopia is set to receive up to €4 million from the European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, to develop and expand climate-risk insurance for about 210,000 smallholder farmers, as the country seeks to close a persistent gap in agricultural finance and protect rural incomes from droughts, floods and other weather-related shocks.
26.08.2026
Lithuania declares nationwide emergency after storm causes heavy damage
Lithuania’s government declared a nationwide “extreme situation” Wednesday following a severe weekend storm that caused extensive damage to crops, livestock and agricultural infrastructure.
26.08.2026
Taiwan - Rains cause agricultural losses of NT$108m
Continuous heavy rains this past week have caused widespread agricultural damage across Taiwan, with nationwide losses of about NT$108 million (US$3.4 million) recorded as of 11am today, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
26.08.2026
Cameroon Sets 2026 Planting Windows to Help Southern Farmers Reduce Crop Losses
Planting too early or too late can cost farmers part of their harvest. Cameroon’s National Observatory on Climate Change, or ONACC, has now set rainfall and planting windows for the second 2026 farming season across the country’s southern regions, giving producers a tool to reduce weather-related crop losses.
26.08.2026
USA - Eastern Shore farmers press state for more help with deer crop damage
Some Eastern Shore farmers are trying to make their voices heard about deer crop damage, saying they aren't getting enough help from the state to manage the problem.
26.08.2026
USA - A device that smells plants? How this small patch could help prevent crop loss
The ongoing fallout from the drought is impacting farmers’ crops across our state. Yield loss isn’t anything new, but technology made in our state can help prevent crop loss.
25.08.2026
India - Kerala’s Onam festival marred by a weaker monsoon and subsequent crop loss
On August 16 this year, the first day of the ten-day harvest festival of Onam in Kerala, P. Vijayalakshmi made her way to a restaurant in Thiruvananthapuram. For the first time in her life, the 72-year-old has purchased a ready-to-eat “packet Onam sadhya” or Onam feast rather than preparing it herself.
25.08.2026
Avocado growers in New Zealand assess crop losses after -5°C frost
New Zealand avocado growers are assessing crop losses after temperatures fell to around -5°C on the nights of August 5 and 6. The frost affected orchards in several growing regions, including the Bay of Plenty, as the harvest was building.