Agroinsurance

Half of England declared in drought as insurers face exposure beyond subsidence

Record payouts, repeat drought conditions and ageing housing stock are reshaping how property insurers approach renewal risk.

India - Poor rainfall, white grub infestation threaten sugarcane crop across Dharmapuri

Farmers fear heavy crop losses as drought and white grub attacks dry up and rot sugarcane fields, prompting demands for pest-resistant, drought-tolerant varieties.

Rokstone Agriculture expands livestock offering with new $20m AXA XL capacity agreement

Rokstone, an international specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has announced that its Agriculture division has entered into a new capacity agreement with AXA XL, introducing an excess livestock risks facility with limits of up to USD $20 million.

India - BJP drought study team protests with farmers in Ballari over crop losses

Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka joined a BJP drought study team in staging a protest alongside farmers in a pigeon pea field at Karekal village in Ballari taluk on Thursday, citing severe distress caused by deficient rainfall and alleging the state government’s inadequate response.

Global crop models underestimate how rice responds to extreme heat

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).

Bangladesh - Rain-induced crop damage inflicts colossal losses on Bogura farmers

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.

India - Angetyongpang Constituency Rolls Out Livestock Insurance Scheme

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.

Ghana - Farmerline, others support farmers in Weta and Avalavi following flood devastations

Farmerline has announced a support package for rice farmers in the Weta and Avalavi enclaves in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region.

USA - USDA grant brings $35M feral hog control effort to Concordia, Madison and Tensas ahead of harvest

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 Develops a New Bioherbicide to Protect High-Value Crops from Weed Damage

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.

Philippine rice farms target tech boost to cut costs, prevent crop loss

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).

India - YSRCP seeks restoration of free crop insurance scheme

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.

India - Bengal govt to bear farmers’ premium share under PMFBY

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.

India - Collector G Raja Kumari sets July 31 deadline for crop insurance enrollment

Collector G Raja Kumari directs agriculture officials during a Zoom review meeting to take proactive measures against anticipated El Niño and drought conditions.

Zimbabwe cattle and health cover for farmers

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.