Karnataka Pranta Raitha Sangha (KPRS) has said that there are widespread irregularities in assessment and disbursal of compensation for crop loss caused due to the recent heavy rain and floods in Kalaburagi district.
Bindwell, an AI-driven agricultural science startup founded by teenage entrepreneurs Tyler Roseand Navvye Anand, has secured $6 million in seed funding co-led by General Catalyst and A Capital, with additional investment from Paul Graham.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a ¥1 billion (US$140.89 million) loan to advance low-carbon and climate-resilient agriculture in Sichuan Province in the People’s Republic of China.
Another startup looking to deal with cattle methane emissions using seaweed has raised $2.176 million in Seed funding.
As is typical for late November, Italian garlic supplies are dwindling, creating more space in the market for imported products.
A new University of Stirling study has shed light on the obstacles preventing Scottish farmers from joining agri-environmental schemes, warning that red tape and financial uncertainty are discouraging widespread participation.
The desert locust outbreak in Mauritania and Morocco’s southern provinces persisted throughout November, with numerous hopper groups, bands, and small swarms continuing to move north, according to the latest FAO update.
The Minns Labor Government has launched a $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program, aimed at expanding and strengthening the state’s aquaculture and seafood sectors.
Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claims.
In a deliberate move to infuse insurance into agricultural loans, the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Leadway Assurance Company Limited and Verdure Climate to scale up innovative agricultural insurance and climate-resilient finance for smallholder farmers.
Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the establishment of the Ondo Agricultural City in Iju-Agbonrin/Ori-Ohin, in Ose Local Government Area of the state, by KONIG Agriculture Ltd.
The first suspected bluetongue virus outbreak in Northern Ireland is under investigation.
Greece has launched a €56 million emergency support package for livestock farmers affected by sheep and goat pox and plague, including compensation for culled animals and expanded feed subsidies announced the Ministries of National Economy & Finance and Rural Development & Food.
They said the Beacon authorities have reconstructed the canal at barely one foot wide—down from its original three-foot width—jeopardising irrigation for hundreds of acres of farmland.
The agricultural sector is getting a major technology upgrade, thanks to new equipment donated through a Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) project aimed at improving the country’s statistical systems.
Record-breaking storm wipes out key crops and livestock, forcing government to plug urgent gaps in the food chain.