India - Cotton sowing may drop amid pest concerns, crop delayed
North India cotton sowing may decrease by 20-30 per cent in the coming season as farmers have lost confidence in this commercial crop due to pest attacks in previous years.
28.05.2024
27.05.2024
Vietnam - High temperatures in dragon fruit production areas reduce yield
This season, high temperatures and dry weather in Vietnam's dragon fruit-producing areas have caused fruit trees in many orchards to dry up, leading to reduced yields and a short supply.
27.05.2024
Uruguay - Around 50% of Clementine production affected by heavy rain
The Clementine harvest and eventual exports in Uruguay have been affected by the heavy rain that has caused major flooding in neighbouring Brazil and Argentina in recent weeks. The incessant rain led to the Uruguay River flooding its banks, displacing several thousand people.
27.05.2024
Serbia - Spring frost strikes blueberry plantations
Spring frost has again struck the Serbian berry industry, leading to significant damages of up to 40% in many plantations. According to Sladjana Vuković, CEO of the Serbian exporting company Srbovoće: "We had frost in April. Some fields lost everything, some a little bit, while some were not affected at all.
27.05.2024
India - Crop damage in wild boar attacks in north Kashmir leaves farmers anguished
The residents of several villages across north Kashmir are facing mental trauma following the wild boar attacks on their fields. The frustrated residents said that they have suffered huge losses as wild boars destroy crops in no time.
27.05.2024
Canada - Smaller cherry crop due to frost
British Columbia (B.C.) cherry growers as well as many Northern Washington growers were impacted by a January 2024 freeze event. "We were experiencing a very mild winter until mid-January, and the fruit buds had started to wake up as a result," says Julie McLachlan with Jealous Fruits.
27.05.2024
USA - Farmer speaks on crop damage following strong storms
After Wednesday’s storms wreaked havoc on Jonesboro, the costly damage didn’t stop.The storms started plowing through the more rural parts of Region 8, hitting farmlands hard.
27.05.2024
Kenya - Kisumu rice farmers incur Sh302m losses after floods
Rice farmers inKisumucounty are grappling with losses estimated at Sh302 million after devastating floods swept through their farms, threatening the region’s food security.At least 4,100 farming communities from key rice-growing areas such as Nyando and Kadibo were worst-hit by the floods that have submerged approximately 800 acres of rice plantations.
27.05.2024
India - Unseasonal rains might have spoilt 3 mn tonne rabi crops
Erratic weather in the recent past has caused significant crop damage in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, destroying 10-20% of the crop.
23.05.2024
Nigeria - Kaduna ginger farmers count losses as disease ravages crop, ruins livelihood
On a sunny morning last August, Jatau Malichy, 65, left his home in Mafo-fadia, a village in Kachia Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna State, north-west Nigeria, to inspect his farm.
23.05.2024
China - Extreme weather slashes lychee crop
Record rainfall of almost three times the norm has hit the Chinese province of Guangdong this April, according to data from its weather bureau. The heavy spring rains and hail followed an unusually warm winter, which have combined to seriously impact the province’s large lychee crop.
23.05.2024
Mexico - Berry production is expected to fall by 20% this year due to weather
The National Association of Berry Exporters of Mexico (Aneberries), which brings together 40 blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, and strawberry-producing partners, focuses on promoting the consumption of these fruits in the national and international markets.
23.05.2024
Canada - BC Ministry of Agriculture confirms substantial crop loss of Okanagan grapes due to cold
The Okanagan, BC, area, world-famous for its wine production, is expected to lose a substantial amount of its grape crop this summer due to January’s severely frigid temperatures.
23.05.2024
Kenya - Kisumu rice farmers endure Sh302million losses amid flooding crisis
Rice farmers in Kisumu County are grappling with significant losses estimated at Sh302 million after devastating floods swept through their farms threatening the region’s food security.
23.05.2024
Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa
Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain during a recent visit to Zambia – the epicentre of the crisis.
22.05.2024
India - Soil salinization leaves farmers with drastically lower crop yields
Whenever people notice the stunted sugar cane plants on Babar Kamble's farm in India's Maharashtra state, he tells them: "My farm is dying a slow death."It started in 2014 when production on Kamble's farm slid five metric tons lower than the 80 metric tons he normally harvested from his one-acre field.