The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced today (July 12) that 120.3 billion won in insurance payouts has been distributed to 20,700 farms for nine agricultural items whose harvest-season prices have been finalized, out of the 15 items covered by the agricultural income stabilization insurance sold last year.
The Centre’s renewed push for digital agriculture is expected to accelerate farmer registration, crop data capture and technology‑based delivery of farm services, even as Telangana leads in the digital farm space.
An assistant vice president of underwriting and sales with Nationwide Insurance says agriculture’s quick adaptation of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, is bringing with it new considerations for farm insurance policies.
Hudson Valley farmers who lost much or all of their crops during a devastating spring freeze are renewing calls for the federal government to declare an agricultural disaster, saying millions of dollars in emergency relief are urgently needed to keep many family farms afloat.
A cloudburst in the Nala Chotihall area of Chittergul in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday triggered flash floods that resulted in significant damage to agricultural land, orchards, and residential properties.
The government will expand land under irrigation by an additional 20 000 hectares as part of a broad package of climate adaptation measures aimed at safeguarding food production ahead of the forecast El Niño that will likely affect the 2026/27 summer cropping season.
Farmers in Cebu were urged to insure their crops and promptly report any ashfall-related damage after volcanic ash from Kanlaon reached parts of the province on Thursday, July 9.
Producers in Saskatchewan are starting to see the effects of the heavy rainfall the province has received in recent weeks.
Agriculture remains the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, contributing nearly one-fourth of gross domestic product (GDP), employing around 40% of the labour force and supporting millions of rural households.
Houses, roads and crops were damaged as fresh floods and landslides were reported across six districts of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.
Community mobilisers for the De-Risking Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies (DRIVE) project, expected to benefit 375,000 pastoralists and their dependents in Kenya, were unveiled on Thursday in Wajir County.
Officials and lawmakers gathered in Dharwad, Karnataka, on Saturday for a disaster management progress review meeting. The session at the Zilla Panchayat hall focused on monsoon shortages, drought fears, and farmer challenges across the district.
The European Commission has adopted its first EU Livestock Strategy alongside a Protein Action Plan, setting out measures it says will help the livestock sector deal with economic pressures, animal disease risks, environmental requirements and shifting markets.
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has announced that crop damage compensation totaling Rs. 12,341.5 million has been paid to 202,025 farmers affected by last year’s Cyclone Ditwah.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding coverage options to add revenue protection for forage producers in 12 states, part of the Department’s efforts to put Farmers First through improved cropinsurance.
A powerful storm that moved through southwest Saskatchewan Sunday night brought heavy rain, strong winds and hail, leaving a trail of crop and property damage in the Swift Current area.