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.
Pakistan - Balochistan Agriculture Secretary inspects vegetable seed research farm
Balochistan Secretary of Agriculture, Noor Ahmed Parkani, inspected the Vegetable Seed Breeding Division on Mastung Road.
Vietnam pushes biopesticides to support green farming
Biological plant protection products have emerged as an important solution to gradually reduce dependence on chemical pesticides, support integrated pest management (IPM), and advance ecological and organic farming.
Norwegian partners launch research project to help improve salmon resilience against sea lice
Norway's Benchmark Genetics has launched a new research and innovation project that aims to develop new, scalable genetic tools that would enable Atlantic salmon to better resist sea lice through selective breeding.
Bangladesh expands banana planting across Rangpur region
Banana cultivation has continued to expand across the Rangpur agricultural region of Bangladesh, supported by stable and profitable prices since 2019.
New Zealand - Canterbury hail losses drive spike in wheat insurance claims
A run of severe hailstorms over the Christmas–New Year period has caused significant damage to arable crops in Canterbury, leading to a sharp increase in claims under the wheat sector’s disaster relief insurance scheme and adding to scrutiny of weather-related risk exposure.
India - IRDAI focuses on covering every citizen by 2047
Chief Secretary K Vijayanand has said the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is working with the goal of providing insurance cover to every citizen in the country by 2047.
France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides
France on Wednesday officialised a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned in the EU, a move aimed at easing farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American nations.
Australia - Roads cut off, more than 16,000 livestock lost as farmers 'lose everything’
Communities in northern Australia have had their roads cut off and face the grim task of counting livestock losses after some areas were hit with the worst flooding in decades.




