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17.06.2025

India - Mumbai weather alert: IMD issues yellow alert; warns of lightning, gusty winds and widespread rain across Maharashtra

Mumbai, Thane and Palghar are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall. The intensity may drop slightly over the next two days, with moderate rain expected across all three districts.

17.06.2025

Jamaica - Gov’t Allocates $300m to Strengthen Agricultural Crime Prevention

The Government has allocated $300 million to train and deploy Agricultural Wardens islandwide, to curb praedial larceny and other agricultural crimes.

17.06.2025

Fire and agriculture drive soil degradation in the southern Brazilian Amazon

Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon.

17.06.2025

Cryptosporidiosis affects four in five UK dairy farms

Four in fivedairyfarmers have experienced cryptosporidiosis in their herds, with significant financial and welfare implications, according to new research.

16.06.2025

Blue food making waves for sustainability and security in East Asia

East Asia is well-positioned to lead the global transition towards sustainable aquatic food systems, or ‘blue food’.

16.06.2025

Italy - Farmers devastated as nationwide crisis wipes out key crop

Fig lovers in Italy and beyond might find their favorite fruit harder to come by this year.

16.06.2025

Zimbabwe interested in Belarusian dairy products and agricultural machinery

Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Minister Yuri Gorlov held negotiations with the Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Vangelis Haritatos, sb.by reports

16.06.2025

Azerbaijan to host agricultural product festivals across 13 regions

Azerbaijan is set to hold agricultural product festivals in 13 locations across 9 economic zones, aiming to promote local production and highlight the economic potential of various regions.

16.06.2025

Brazilian food org aims to change local agriculture methods

Food awareness organisation ProVeg Brazil has began a project to help Brazilian livestock farmers transition to plant-based agroforestry.

16.06.2025

USA - D2D satellite tech could make livestock tracking far more affordable in future

Andy Kessler is the VP Enterprise and Land Mobile for global communications companyViasat.

15.06.2025

USA - Commercial bee colony collapse threatens Washington apple, berry agriculture

Hundreds of flatbed loads of honey bees are trucked into Washington every spring, enabling the production of apples, cherries, pears and berries in the state.

15.06.2025

India - Growers welcome Centre's move to include tea in weather insurance scheme

Tea growers hailed the government's decision to bring the sector under the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS), which they said would help mitigate losses due to erratic rainfall and rising temperatures.

15.06.2025

USA - Winds up to 80 mph, ‘gustinadoes’ in northern Iowa storm

Wednesday’s storm that hit Sibley and other areas of northwest Iowa caused damage to crops, trees, buildings and power lines, but Peter Rodgers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, says videos of the storm posted online do not show it was a tornado.

15.06.2025

South Korea grapples with surging prices for livestock, processed foods

Livestock and processed food prices in South Korea have soared, fueled by multiple factors including currency depreciation and rising raw material costs, further straining residents' cost of living.

15.06.2025

Tanzania roles out national livestock vaccination, identification campaign

The government is set to launch a nationwide livestock vaccination and identification campaign on June 16, 2025, aimed at boosting animal health and opening up access to regional and international markets.

15.06.2025

Storm Wutip triggers floods, landslides, and crop losses across central Vietnam

Heavy rains triggered by Wutip, the first storm to enter Vietnamese waters this year, have caused landslides, severe flooding, and extensive crop damage across central regions including Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Nam.

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