House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III tells the agricultural sector that the chamber under his leadership will back a better crop insurance system, aside from the provision of zero-interest loans for farmers.
This August has been a nightmare for the local farmers. It ended up burning more than 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) of land and causing thousands of people to be evacuated from villages in this farming-heavy corner of north-western Spain, near the Portuguese border.
The Azerbaijan Agricultural Insurance Fund has made insurance payouts for damages to tobacco fields for the first time. Hail and flooding affected approximately 130 hectares of insured crops. Following farmers' claims, independent agricultural insurance experts were sent to the farms to assess the damage.
Philippines Congress is likely to consider a request from the government to double the crop insurance subsidy it pays to the country's farmers to PHP8bn in 2026 so that it covers up to 4.2m farmers. According to a news report on the news portal https://bilyonaryo.com most of these farmers are rice growers.
The global crop weather index insurance market is expected to grow from $1.81b in 2024 to $2.04b in 2025, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13%
Like many other Mediterranean countries, Türkiye has faced a rising number of extreme weather events in recent years, driven by accelerating global warming. Rural farming communities are bearing the brunt of these changes.
Insurance products must become more integrated into people’s daily lives. The responsibility of insurance companies is to serve as a shield for their customers, especially farmers who are among the most vulnerable groups.
More and more growers and chain parties are using 'parametric climate insurance' instead of conventional weather insurance. This form of insurance is also gaining ground in Europe
Between April 9 and 13, Turkey witnessed an agricultural event characterized by one of the most severe frost occurrences in recent history, affecting 36 provinces. This resulted in substantial damage to agricultural production, valued at approximately 21 billion Turkish lira (about $1.14 billion).
The European Union should do more to help farmers manage the growing risks posed by climate change by expanding insurance coverage. The EU agriculture sector could see annual losses jump by as much as two-thirds by 2050 due to the increasing risk of drought and floods
The Armenian government resolved to provide partial compensation to farmers for hail damage occurring in 2024-2025. In 2024, hail caused damage to 13,000 hectares, and in 2025, over 11,800 hectares were affected. Insurance companies are reluctant to enter into contracts, despite the government subsidizing insurance by 70-80% in 2025
Different regions across Canada experienced a mix of growing and weather conditions, which affected crop and forage production in various ways this year.
Four separate land-based fish farms in Iceland – First Water, Laxey, Samherji Fishfarming, and Thor Salmon – have signed a declaration of intent to work together to responsibly and sustainably manage aquaculture waste streams.
The National Sheep and Goat Breeders Association has called for the resignation of Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov and Food Safety Agency director Svetlozar Patarinski over delays in vaccinating animals against sheep pox, BNR reported.
The re-emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico, more than two decades after eradication, has triggered a health crisis with major economic repercussions.
Greece is grappling with a growing outbreak of sheep pox, a viral disease spreading across multiple farming regions and endangering livestock producers’ livelihoods.