12.01.2026

Vietnam - Farmers devastated after harsh weather decimates crucial crops

Hundreds of farmers in the Quỳnh Thắng area of Nghệ An, Vietnam, have lost numerous pineapple crops due to prolonged rain and humidity.

12.01.2026

Overlooked decline in grazing livestock brings risks and opportunities

For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock degrade grasslands, steppes and desert plains. But a new global study reveals that in large regions of the world, livestock numbers are substantially declining, not growing—a process the authors call destocking.

11.01.2026

USA - USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) helping wheat farmers fight a devastating crop disease

Researchers released a new spring wheat germplasm line with resistance to Fusarium head blight.

11.01.2026

Kenya - Government Mobilises Food and Livestock Relief for Mandera Amid Drought

The Government of Kenya has mobilised food and non-food essentials for urgent delivery to areas affected by food and nutrition shortages caused by adverse weather and low rainfall during the recently ended short rains.

11.01.2026

Indonesia - Govt identifies 30,000 hectares of fish ponds damaged by Aceh flooding

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has identified around 30,000 hectares of aquaculture ponds damaged by floods that hit several regions in Aceh.

11.01.2026

India - Pests and climatic factors damage tomato crop in Haldwani

The Gaulapar area in Haldwani, known for tomato cultivation, has been hit hard by pests and climatic factors this season.

11.01.2026

Ethiopia’s Agricultural Reforms Attract Global Partners as Food Sovereignty Gains Momentum

Ethiopia’s ongoing agricultural reforms are reinforcing national food self-reliance while attracting growing interest from international development partners, according to a senior official from the Canadian Food Grains Bank (CFGB).

11.01.2026

India - Delhi to digitise agriculture under federal support scheme

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced plans to fully digitise the city’s agricultural system, introducing digital records for farmers and farmland.

08.01.2026

New Zealand - Canterbury hail losses drive spike in wheat insurance claims

A run of severe hailstorms over the Christmas–New Year period has caused significant damage to arable crops in Canterbury, leading to a sharp increase in claims under the wheat sector’s disaster relief insurance scheme and adding to scrutiny of weather-related risk exposure.

08.01.2026

Pakistan - Balochistan Agriculture Secretary inspects vegetable seed research farm

Balochistan Secretary of Agriculture, Noor Ahmed Parkani, inspected the Vegetable Seed Breeding Division on Mastung Road.

08.01.2026

Norwegian partners launch research project to help improve salmon resilience against sea lice

Norway's Benchmark Genetics has launched a new research and innovation project that aims to develop new, scalable genetic tools that would enable Atlantic salmon to better resist sea lice through selective breeding.

08.01.2026

Vietnam pushes biopesticides to support green farming

Biological plant protection products have emerged as an important solution to gradually reduce dependence on chemical pesticides, support integrated pest management (IPM), and advance ecological and organic farming.

08.01.2026

Bangladesh expands banana planting across Rangpur region

Banana cultivation has continued to expand across the Rangpur agricultural region of Bangladesh, supported by stable and profitable prices since 2019.

08.01.2026

India - IRDAI focuses on covering every citizen by 2047

Chief Secretary K Vijayanand has said the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is working with the goal of providing insurance cover to every citizen in the country by 2047.

07.01.2026

France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides

France on Wednesday officialised a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned in the EU, a move aimed at easing farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American nations.

07.01.2026

Australia - Roads cut off, more than 16,000 livestock lost as farmers 'lose everything’

Communities in northern Australia have had their roads cut off and face the grim task of counting livestock losses after some areas were hit with the worst flooding in decades.