The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) set aside nearly P251 million to cover potential crop insurance payouts to farmers affected by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi), according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Farmers in Nageshwari Upazila of the district are facing a new threat as bacterial leaf blight (BLB) disease spreads across paddy fields, raising fears of significant crop loss.
Apple growers in Bilpin, New South Wales, are reporting widespread yield losses this season, with some orchards producing as little as 5 to 10% of their usual crop.
Farmers and livestock breeders from across Greece rallied in Athens and Thessaloniki on Tuesday, protesting rising costs, delayed payments, and a devastating sheep and goat pox outbreak that has led to the culling of more than 400,000 animals
The three-year programme under Assam Agricultural University aims to make rural youth self-reliant and skilled in modern farming.
The European Union (EU) and the German Development Cooperation have jointly earmarked €18.3 million for a new agricultural development initiative aimed at transforming Nigeria’s rural economy through climate-smart and inclusive value chain systems.
The Central African country of Cameroon has received a USD 98 million (EUR 85 million) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand its livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors.
Mandatory dairy cattle insurance is to take effect from Jan. 1 next year, with the government subsidizing half of the insurance premium, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Elissa Slotkin have introduced the Fairness for Fruits and Vegetables Act, a bipartisan proposal aimed at strengthening oversight of trade practices that affect U.S. specialty crop producers.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is finalizing the framework that will guide the rollout of a $24.5-million technical assistance grant from the World Bank aimed at transforming and modernizing the country’s agriculture sector.
Pakistan’s agriculture sector, once the country’s economic mainstay, is fast sliding into crisis as surging production costs and dwindling profitability push farmers to the brink.
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has announced that its Aquaculture Fund will pay towns and counties with aquaculture activities over NOK 1.4 billion (USD 138 million, EUR 120 million) this year.
A desert plant that thrives in extreme heat may help scientists engineer future crops for an increasingly warm world.
Insurance companies in Nepal have received compensation claims totaling Rs 3.78 billion for damages caused by the floods and landslides that occurred in October.
Sweet lime growers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, India, are struggling with erratic weather and unreliable crop insurance payouts. Farmers in Nagpur district, a key citrus area, report frequent crop losses under the government's Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS).
Northern Irish farmers have expressed growing frustration with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), as the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) issued a rare vote of no confidence and called for Stormont intervention.