UPA Castilla-La Mancha promotes new days on agricultural insurance to strengthen the protection of farmers and ranchers against climate change.
As insurance companies in Nigeria continue to be more responsive to their claims payment obligations, a consortium of insurance companies led by Leadway Assurance Company Limited, in collaboration with Rex Insurance Limited, NSIA Insurance Limited, AIICO Insurance Plc, and Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), has disbursed ₦181,917,900 as insurance claims to livestock herders across Adamawa, Bauchi, and Plateau States under the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) programme.
Orange growers in Amravati district, India, are facing water shortages and October heat following a 43% rainfall deficit during the monsoon. Growers report increased fruit drop, reduced fruit size, and difficulties maintaining orchards.
A windstorm accompanied by rainfall has damaged 80 of approximately 400 plastic tunnels used for commercial vegetable cultivation in Thulolumphek, Gulmi district, Nepal.
Brooks York with AgriSompo discussed hurricane-related crop insurance coverage and how the HIP-WI endorsement determines whether a claim is triggered.
Mitt Walker with the Alabama Farmers Federation joined RFD-TV to discuss the storm’s impact on Alabama agriculture, recovery efforts, and the additional financial pressure facing producers.
Drought-hit farmers in Vijayanagara told a Central assessment team about crop losses, inadequate compensation and pending crop insurance claims.
Bill Armbrust, a farmer in Elkhorn for over 50 years, said he's never seen the industry this close to another farming crisis.
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) has launched an information platform covering El Niño and its potential impacts on agriculture. Developed with the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), the platform combines climate data, risk management tools, and technical guidance for the agricultural sector.
Five consecutive days of heavy rain and thunderstorms have caused flooding, landslides, and agricultural damage across Crete, Greece, with potato and vegetable crops among those affected.
A two-day capacity-building programme on scientific pig rearing, livestock health management and livestock insurance was organised at the Chakmaghat Beat Meeting Hall in Khowai on October 7–8 under the Tripura Sustainable Catchment Forest Management Project (SCATFORM), a JICA-assisted initiative of the Forest Department, in collaboration with the Animal Resources Development Department (ARDD).
The Iloilo Provincial Government is preparing for a potentially prolonged nine-month drought emergency extending until June 2027, with an P82-million quick response fund on standby as authorities brace for severe water shortages, agricultural losses and other threats from a forecast super El Niño.
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.