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
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.
22.05.2024
India - Crops damaged in 6 states due to unseasonal rains
Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in the past few days have damaged winter crops in parts of at least six states across central, north and western India.So far, damage to rabi crops like wheat, mustard and chickpea has been reported from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
22.05.2024
UK - Hutton confirms extension of ‘Fight Against Blight’ funding for 2024 season
The James Hutton Institute will continue in its role to help protect Britain's potato crop against late blight after further funding was secured.The new award – sourced from a consortium of key industry partners – will allow the Hutton to maintain its ongoing monitoring and testing work as part of the Fight Against Blight (FAB) scheme.
22.05.2024
Morocco - Cold weather slows down the watermelon and melon campaign
The melon and watermelon season in Morocco is once again being disrupted by odd weather conditions. In addition to the reduction in cultivated areas due to drought, the current colder-than-usual climate is delaying harvests.
22.05.2024
Kenya - Due to the floods, operations are at 15 percent of normal volumes
Kenya has been grappling with heavy rainfall and numerous floods since March. This has also had significant repercussions for the fruit and vegetable (F&V) exports from the East African country.
22.05.2024
Australia - AI-powered weather forecasting accuracy set to help local growers
Growers could soon have tailored local weather forecasts directly at their fingertips through a ground-breaking program that leverages the cutting-edge capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning combined with traditional weather forecasting techniques.
22.05.2024
Philippines - El Niño agri damage nears P10B
Agricultural damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon has surged to P9.5 billion, with potential production losses from 163,694 hectares of crop areas, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.