A prolonged dry spell and the failure of seasonal rains have left Vadamalli farmers in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district struggling to save their crop, with large stretches of flowering plants beginning to wither across Thondamuthur Block.
Increasing interest rates and the fears of crop failure and being auctioned are top factors that have reduced the number of farmers taking up loans for agricultural purposes.
The spread of H5 bird flu to a third Australian state has focused industry attention on a structural feature of the country’s animal-disease risk model that matters to underwriters and brokers: government compensation for avian influenza reimburses culled birds but excludes the business-interruption losses that often exceed them, leaving a coverage gap that the private market fills only partially and, brokers say, on tightening terms.
The cold spring and low temperatures at the beginning of sowing had a negative impact on the development of soybeans in Ukraine.
China’s central and southern regions have been lashed by heavy rain that’s led to deaths and crop damage, with more extreme weather expected later this week from a strong typhoon heading toward the country’s east.
The Governing Council of the Junta de Extremadura has given the green light to the subscription of an administrative cooperation agreement between the regional administration and the State Agricultural Insurance Entity (Enesa), with the aim of facilitating the exchange of information for the management and supervision of subsidies for agricultural insurance contracts.
Large hail and strong winds hit towns in Veneto and Friuli, raising fears of crop damage in a key wine-growing region.
A record drought wiped out nearly half of Iido Abdikarin Abdille's herd in northern Somalia, but a livestock insurance programme is helping to ease the financial burden on pastoralists like her.
Golf-ball-sized hail reported in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Nearly 90,000 hectares of agricultural land across Türkiye were damaged by natural disasters in the first six months of 2026, according to Semsi Bayraktar, chairman of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB).
Engineers and academics on Monday stressed the need for technology-driven flood forecasting and early warning systems to strengthen Bangladesh's resilience against floods and minimise damage to lives, livelihoods and agriculture.
Morocco’s ongoing heatwave is putting increasing pressure on the country’s agricultural sector, with farmers and experts warning that extreme temperatures are damaging crops, accelerating water depletion and raising the risk of lower yields despite improved rainfall earlier this year.
Ethiopia is set to establish a comprehensive agricultural finance system that will be fully implemented in the coming year.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Monday approved the action plan and financial provisions for the Mukhyamantri Risk Management and Livestock Insurance Scheme (State Scheme).
The Cuddalore district administration has asked the farmers to pay premium for paddy crop under the Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance Scheme.
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) has encouraged swine growers here to avail of free insurance even if Antique is still without African swine fever (ASF) cases.