A new study on how rising temperatures will affect rice production inScience Advancescompares 214 observations from field-warming experiments with seven crop models, revealing modelled estimates for yield reductions from 1°C of global warming were roughly half those of the real-world observed experiments (3.8 percent instead of 8.1 percent).
Weeks of heavy monsoon rain and upstream flows from northern rivers have damaged crops largely across parts of Bogura, leaving thousands of farmers facing steep financial losses while government relief remains limited, according to farmers, agriculture officials and district authorities.
The Angetyongpang Development Board and the Nagaland Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services rolled out a new livestock insurance scheme at the Mongsenyimti Village Community Hall. This initiative covers the entire 24 Angetyongpang Constituency.
Farmerline has announced a support package for rice farmers in the Weta and Avalavi enclaves in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region.
Local farmers are welcoming help as the U.S. Department of Agriculture announces $35 million for feral hog control in several Louisiana parishes, including Concordia, Madison and Tensas, just ahead of harvest season.
Bionema Group Limited has announced a major advance in the development of a new patent-pending fungal bioherbicide designed to control difficult-to-manage weeds in major agricultural and horticultural crops.
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.