New Zealand - Storms cause $10m in crop losses
Arable growers are reeling from up to $10 million in crop losses after a trio of widespread hail storms whipped through Canterbury farms.
20.01.2026
20.01.2026
Romania - Agra Asigurari launches the 2025-2026 agricultural season with solutions for unpredictable climate
Agra Asigurari, the national leader in agricultural insurance, is launching the new sales season for the 2025-2026 farming year. The announcement comes at a challenging time for Romanian farmers, marked by the intensification of extreme weather events, which are affecting crops earlier and earlier, causing considerable losses for farmers.
19.01.2026
Indonesia pushes agricultural downstreaming to boost farmers’ income
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has called on regional governments to accelerate downstreaming of local agricultural commodities - particularly coconuts, cashew nuts, and cocoa - to increase added value and raise farmers’ incomes.
19.01.2026
FAO issues new guidance on food safety risks linked to climate mitigation chemicals in agriculture
As governments and agribusinesses race to curb greenhouse gas emissions while feeding a growing global population, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released new guidance to help policymakers and industry assess food safety risks linked to emerging climate-mitigation chemicals used in agriculture.
19.01.2026
Ireland - Almost €2.9m issued in farm scheme payments last week
Just under €3 million was issued in various farm scheme payments last week by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
19.01.2026
Japan struggles to weed out plant threatening agriculture, ecosystems
The seemingly innocuous alligator weed, or Alternanthera philoxeroides, poses a real problem, especially to rice farmers.
19.01.2026
Canada - Kamsack-based Nytro promotes Green Lightning technology
The Green Lightning system uses electricity to convert water into nitrogen-rich fertilizer, with larger units designed to meet the needs of farm operations.
19.01.2026
India - Horticulture Director gave his suggestions in the National Conference of Crop Insurance Scheme
A two-day National Review Conference was held in Bengaluru under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
18.01.2026
India - Bihar Launches Online Crop Loss Compensation Scheme: Farmers Can Claim ₹7,500–₹10,000 per Hectare
The Bihar government has announced financial assistance for farmers affected by crop losses under the Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme.
18.01.2026
Afghanistan - $30m new cold storage facility opens in Kabul to boost agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) has inaugurated a new cold storage facility in Kabul, saying it will help reduce agricultural waste, cut imports, and strengthen the economy.
18.01.2026
Pakistan frost wipes out 65% of tomato crop in Khushab district
A frost event damaged standing tomato crops across villages, including Kathha Saghraal, Kathha Misraal, and Kotli Rajgan in the foothills of Daman-e-Mahaar in Pakistan's Khushab district. Fields that had been producing red and green tomatoes were affected within a short period, with plants showing dried leaves and damaged stems.
18.01.2026
Ireland Leads Europe in Regenerative Ocean Farming
Ireland is leading a new EU-backed initiative to scale sustainable seaweed farming while restoring marine ecosystems across Europe. The SEAGROW project is funded by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and is coordinated from Ireland by Óir Na Farraige. The project aims to improve productivity in seaweed cultivation while enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem health.
18.01.2026
China issues action plan to speed up agricultural modernization
China seeks to speed up agricultural modernization over the next five years by establishing demonstration zones that leverage deepened reforms and technological innovation to enhance production capacity, as well as the quality and efficiency of agricultural output.
18.01.2026
India needs fertiliser pricing reforms to restore soil health
India needs to urgently restore the health of its soils to improve crop health and human nutrition through a combination of approaches, including policies for rationalising fertiliser pricing, a new paper said. It also called for the development of precise, customised and site-specific fertilisation solutions, complemented by appropriate agronomic practices.
15.01.2026
Soil-based method can stop locust swarms from destroying crops
"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking about locusts.
15.01.2026
Fifty French farmers arrested after storming agriculture ministry building in Paris
Around 100 members of the Confédération Paysanne union entered a section of the ministry, which they occupied for an hour to denounce the government's agricultural policy.