Holding that citizens cannot be forced to bear losses caused by protected wild animals, the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that denying compensation to a farmer merely because parrots were omitted from a government list would breach principles of equality.
Farmers and ranchers are using a broader mix of tools to manage risk as markets, weather, and policy uncertainty continue to shift. A new report from the USDA Economic Research Service shows savings and off-farm income remain the most common risk management strategies on U.S. farms.
CAP has steered Bulgarian agriculture toward greater resilience, but the sector continues to suffer from an absence of a comprehensive risk management strategy and limited research on internal and external risks, the report concludes.
The Federal Government has partnered with Leadway Assurance and PULA Advisors to pay out N396.7m in insurance claims to smallholder farmers, in a move aimed at protecting Nigeria’s food system from worsening climate risks.
Ghana loses an estimated $3 billion worth of food to post-harvest losses each year, a figure nearly equivalent to the country’s entire annual food import bill, a senior government official has disclosed, as authorities outlined a national plan to build storage and market infrastructure to reverse the trend.
Fruit and vegetable producers in Western Australia's Gascoyne are estimated to have suffered losses above $25 million from Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
As of mid April, Ontario farmers claimed more than $253 million in Agricorp production insurance for the 2025 season, more than double the $115 million claimed a year earlier.
The Federal Government has disbursed a total of ₦396.7 million in insurance claims to over 43,000 smallholder farmers impacted by climate-related losses, in what officials describe as a strategic step toward strengthening Nigeria’s food system resilience and protecting vulnerable agricultural livelihoods.
Michigan State University Extension educators are expecting widespread but highly variable fruit damage across the state following this weekend’s low temperatures.
A preliminary damage assessment of crop, livestock, and farm property losses sustained during Super Typhoon Sinlaku has started, which could help affected farmers and ranchers receive compensation to help them recover from the storm.
In 2026, the budget of the state agroinsurance program amounts to 17 million GEL, which is 2 million GEL more compared to the previous year.
The Alliance of Agriculture for Food has called on the government to revise its recently published national commitment document, advocating a transition to an environmentally friendly agricultural system based on agroecology.
Technology-driven modern farming is in sight in Bangladesh as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Wednesday unveiled a set of master plans to implement "smart agriculture" initiatives for boosting agricultural production, diversifying farm products and addressing climate-change impacts.
In an effort to provide the best risk protection for ag producers in the High Plains region of Texas, Capital Farm Credit has acquired Ag Crop Insurance Agency.
According to Мін. Економіки: Agricultural producers in the Kherson region have received a total of 237.5 million hryvnias in compensation for crop damage.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission took action to further address crop damage issues during its quarterly meeting on April 11.