Agroinsurance

Scotland - Ravens could be culled in new scheme to protect island livestock

Juvenile ravens are forming 'mobs' and attacking young calves and lambs on Orkney.

Rain causes crop damage in Latgale, Latvia

An unusually warm period at the beginning of spring was followed by frosts and then more than two weeks of rain.

BioMar becomes first global feed company to manufacture in Iceland

BioMar Group has announced a partnership for the manufacture and distribution of aquafeed through agricultural feed supplier Fóðurblandan’s production facility in Reykjavik, making BioMar the first global manufacturer with aquafeed production in Iceland.

Minister Mai says agriculture contributes $840 million to Belize’s economy

Jose Mai, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, emphasized the remarkable growth of Belize’s agricultural sector on Wednesday, May 28, during the 2025 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives at Independence Hill in Belmopan.

India - Over 51,000 acres crop loss in Telangana; Rs 51.5 cr compensation approved

Telangana has registered extensive crop damage in 29 districts due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the last two months.

USA - UT Extension Launches Statewide Master Forage Program

A new statewide program is being launched to help grow better forage for the state’s livestock.

India - Tarigami Calls for Full Implementation of PM Crop Insurance in Kashmir

CPI (M) leader and Kulgam MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has criticised the failure to implement the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Kashmir, despite repeated natural calamities and the Centre’s promise of up to 90 percent subsidy for farmers in Himalayan regions.

Czechia - Charges brought in €600 000 subsidy and procurement frauds involving aquaculture projects

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Prague (Czechia) has brought charges against two individuals in a case of suspected subsidy and procurement fraud involving projects funded under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014–2020, with estimated damage amounting to € 600 000 (CZK 14 million).

Morocco’s APNI Partners with Côte d’Ivoire to Transform Agricultural Education

The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), a Moroccan non-profit research and development organization based in Benguerir, hasforgeda new partnership with Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Technical Education, Vocational Training, and Apprenticeship to revolutionize agricultural education and boost food security across the West African country.

USA - USDA invests $21 million in screwworm sterile fly production

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ramping up efforts to control the New World Screwworm with a $21 million investment in a new sterile insect production facility in Metapa, Mexico.

Swiss village destroyed by landslide in ‘major catastrophe’

A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a mountainside in Switzerland, destroying nearly all of a village in the valley below.

India - Herd of wild elephants rampages areca nut plantation, massive crop loss

In a fresh instance of escalating human-wildlife conflict in the Western Ghats region, a herd of wild elephants created havoc in Charmadi village under Belthangady taluk late Monday night, destroying a large portion of an areca nut plantation and leaving local farmers devastated.

Philippines gets $16-M South Korean grant for aquaculture, agribusiness

The Philippines and South Korea are partnering to implement a $16-million grant for two projects aimed at promoting aquaculture development and community-based agribusiness.

India - Lightning Kills Over 100 Livestock in Jammu and Kashmir

In a tragic incident, more than 100 sheep and goats were killed when lightning struck the mountainous regions of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

India's first gene-edited sheep developed in Kashmir agricultural varsity

Scientists and researchers at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have developed India’s first gene-edited sheep using the CRISPR-Cas9 technology.