AgroInsurance Conference will take place on June 3-5, 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. Swiss Re (Switzerland), Generali (Serbia), Planet Labs (USA), GAF AG (Germany) and Agremo (Serbia) are confirmed partners and sponsors. The list of participants is available on the official page of the Conference – www.agroinsconf.com.
ScaleAgData Stakeholder Engagement Event
22.10.2024The ScaleAgData project is pleased to invite you to our second stakeholder event. Building on the discussions and connections formed during our first webinar, this event will focus on fostering collaboration among stakeholders, providing updates on our project’s progress, and outlining future opportunities for engagement.
Drought in Austria caused multimillion-dollar damage to agriculture
26.09.2024Agriculture in Austria is struggling with the effects of the severe drought in recent weeks and months. Due to the record number of hot days, the farmers are faced with arid fields. The damage to agriculture from the drought is estimated at 150 million euros.
USA - USDA funds $25M initiative for sustainable packaging in specialty crop exports
Regulatory measures in the U.S., Canada, and the EU are driving efforts to enhance packaging sustainability.
India - Thanjavur: Farmers demand compensation for damaged sugarcane crops
Members of the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association staged a protest in front of the Thanjavur district collectors office on Monday, urging the government to compensate sugarcane crops damaged by recent rains, reported The Times of India.
Nigeria - Ogun to Sign $10m Investment on Oil-palm By-product As Abiodun Woos JBS, Brazilian Livestock Giant
A $10 million investment is set to be signed between the Ogun State Government and a Moroccan firm in the next few weeks.
USA - California loses 8.4 million birds in past month to bird flu
California farmers euthanized nearly 3 million birds impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza during the first week of December and more than 30 dairy herds tested positive for the disease, according to USDA.
Thai shrimp farm adopts humane stunning system to advance animal welfare
Sea Farms, a shrimp farm in Thailand, has become the first in the region to install a new humane stunning system developed by Ace Aquatec, a Scotland-based aquaculture technology company.
First-Ever Agricultural Drone Pilotage Course Wraps Up in Northern Belize
Twenty-six participants have successfully completed Belizes first-ever Introductory Course to Agricultural Drone Pilotage, a 42-hour training program aimed at modernising the countrys agriculture sector.
Romanian government plans drought insurance scheme for farmers
The Romanian government plans to approve an insurance system for agricultural land as part of a series of measures to help farmers whose crops have been ravaged by drought, Agriculture Minister Florin Barbu said on Wednesday.
Portugal - Azores agriculture hit by drought; producers lose up to 70% of crops
The Terra Verde Association, in the Azores, is calculating the impact of the drought on agricultural production, which is up to 70% in some crops, to hand over to the regional government, the organisations president, Manuel Ledo, tells Lusa.