With about 700,000 haor farmers' livelihoods dependent on Boro paddy yield in the Sylhet division, slow progress in developing embankments for crop protection in Sunamganj, Habiganj and Sylhet districts has stirred worries of rain interruption, which would make the works slower.
Around 700 farmers across Geyzing, Mangan and Pakyong districts are proposed to be covered under a pilot weather-based crop insurance scheme for large cardamom launched by the Government of Sikkim.
Ecuador has contracted its first parametric agricultural insurance policies, benefitting up to 10,000 people in smallholder rice and maize farming households against extreme rainfall and drought-risk.
As harvest season approached last November, farmer Ma Yong-un walked through his apple orchard in southern South Korea with a growing sense of dread.
Farmers across Australia will be able to use FarmPrint to evaluate and communicate the environmental footprint of their agricultural production.
A charity official has claimed food industry plans to launch a new Sustainable Chicken Forum (SCF) are “disastrous” for animal welfare.
As climate change accelerates and brings more frequent natural disasters and rising temperatures, agriculture worldwide is entering a period of profound transformation.
The Chamber of Aquaculture (COA) Ghana says it is targeting about $10million in investments for businesses in the blue food sector through the establishment of it Blue food innovation hub in ten years.
The probe, conducted in the second week of February, was prompted by an unusual surge in insurance applications for banana crops.
Under the scheme, apple and saffron crops in Kashmir division and mango, litchi and saffron (Kishtwar only) in Jammu division will be covered under a weather-indexed model.
Yogi Adityanath distributed ₹285 crore in compensation to 2.51 lakh farmers in Lucknow under crop insurance and farmer welfare schemes.
Cyprus has been placed under strict nationwide quarantine after cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in Livadia and Voroklini, with authorities warning the situation is now “extremely critical”.
The unseasonal rain has brought in fear in the faces of farmers of Bharuch city and surrounding areas. Due to this sudden rain and the change in atmosphere, water has accumulated on the fields and road in rural areas. The drizzle has created a seasonal atmosphere.
During the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Board of Governors on Saturday, 21 February, Madbouly emphasized that the preservation of every acre of farmland is no longer just an administrative choice but a vital national obligation.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced today that it has administered more than a quarter billion dollars in grant funding to strengthen Michigan’s food, forestry and agriculture economy; create new jobs; and cultivate rural prosperity since the start of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration in 2019.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson has issued an emergency order suspending certain regulatory requirements for agricultural producers following severe winter weather, drought conditions, and elevated wildfire risk.