For millions of Nigerian farmers, insurance is the thin line between a bad season and financial ruin. A flood can erase a year’s harvest overnight; disease can wipe out livestock; drought can turn costly inputs into unrecoverable losses.
Ohio farmers are being squeezed by tariffs, higher input costs and foreign competition, raising concerns over cash flow, investment and farm profitability.
More than 5,000 farmers and fisherfolk in this city will get added protection from the effects of adverse weather conditions through crop insurance, strengthening the safety net for agricultural producers whose livelihoods remain vulnerable to typhoons, drought, floods, and other natural hazards.
The University of Idaho received part of a $6 million grant to study a specific crop problem that can cost farmers part of their harvest each year: stalk lodging.
Hurricane Lowell knocked out power to Kauai Alum Farms, leaving the company racing to keep about 20 out of their 40 shrimp ponds operating while assessing widespread damage across its agricultural fields.
The crop claims manager with COUNTRY Financial says harvest season is one of the most important times of year for farmers to communicate with their crop insurance agent.
The Philippine agricultural sector has recorded damage and losses following the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, or Habagat, and tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay, Neneng, and Pilandok, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The fast-tracked decision lets uninsured farmers file compensation claims within days, with first payments expected in October.
Five years of growth across 47 states points to a specialist market that standard carriers still largely avoid.
The Shetkari Hakka Morcha decided to stage a protest in Beed, demanding the immediate disbursement of the remaining crop insurance payments owed to farmers
Crop insurance is becoming a more strategic business decision for agricultural producers as tighter margins, high input costs, and ongoing market uncertainty drive renewed focus on risk management heading into the 2027 crop year, according to the Collaborating Associations of AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica), and Frontier Farm Credit.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has directed officials to dismiss the secretary of a self-help cooperative society after crop insurance claims filed by 93 farmers from Ittanahalli village in Kalaburagi district’s Jewargi taluk were rejected because the premiums collected from them were not deposited with the District Central Cooperative Bank.
‘Oko‘a Farms owner Ryan Earehart didn’t know how badly Hurricane Lala had damaged his crops until weeks later when they struggled to produce.
In a bid to secure food production and protect livelihoods, rural farmers in Bhutan are testing advanced universal hybrid fences to deter wildlife.
Mozambique’s largest insurance company, the publicly owned EMOSE, disbursed 25 million meticais (390,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate) to compensate about 9,000 agricultural producers for the 2024-2025 seasons.
Farmers and fisherfolk affected by the continuing rains in the Cordillera region can apply for interest-free calamity loans of up to PHP35,000, the Department of Agriculture - Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) said Monday.