Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to send a Central team to assess Cyclone Arnab damage. More than 28,000 people were shifted to rehabilitation centres, while 27 NDRF and SDRF teams were deployed.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the State Livestock Mission, under which livestock farmers purchasing eligible indigenous cows will receive a subsidy of Rs 40,000 per animal, while the state government will bear 85 per cent of the livestock insurance premium.
Five-year ICAR–CSIR-CRI agreement puts vegetable research, tuber processing, cold-chain technology and commercialisation at the centre of India-Africa agricultural cooperation.
Potato breeding research is examining how tuber characteristics influence damage during harvesting, storage, grading, and packing. The objective is to increase marketable yields while maintaining crop quality and meeting market specifications.
Gujarat’s drought relief package has triggered opposition from farmer leaders in Dwarka, who say the proposed assistance of ₹8,500 per hectare is inadequate and have announced a possible agitation from November 12 if the government does not revise the eligibility and assistance norms.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching the eighth year of its Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program.
Tandur gram received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in December 2022, recognising its distinctive identity and quality. However, farmers who cultivate the crop are now struggling to save their produce amid unfavourable conditions.
The Cooperation Department of Odisha has issued show-cause notices to the Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and PMFBY Nodal Officers of six districts for severe negligence in uploading Crop Cutting Experiment (CCE) data under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
The government is assessing steps to expand the crop insurance scheme as the agricultural sector faces increasingly significant risks from natural disasters and extreme weather. A comprehensive study is needed before the scheme can be extended beyond rice crops, including to examine how premiums should be paid and losses assessed.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers that the final date to apply for or make changes to their existing crop insurance coverage is quickly approaching for winter planted crops, perennials, shellfish and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF). Sales closing dates vary by crop and location, but the next major deadlines are Nov. 20, Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Jan. 31.
A new report has found that lower crop yields significantly affect industries beyond agriculture, including trade and transport.
Tens of thousands of bananas will not make it onto supermarket shelves as flying foxes decimate crops on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Morocco's fresh produce industry, through FIFEL, has welcomed the government's plan to create fresh produce marketing companies. Last Friday, Minister of Economy and Finance Fouzi Lekjaa told the House of Representatives' Finance and Economic Development Committee that the government intends to set up six regional companies for aggregation and marketing in the country's main agricultural basins, under the Generation Green 2020-2030 strategy.
Police are investigating suspected fraudulent insurance claims involving more than 650 allegedly stolen sheep, with £28,220 already paid out and a further £64,800 claim blocked.
Yunlin accounts for 82% of estimated damage, with garlic hit hardest.
Prolonged haze across Southeast Asia is affecting vegetable imports into Singapore, with wholesalers reporting reduced supplies, smaller crops, and higher prices. Reduced sunlight is limiting photosynthesis and slowing crop growth.