Agroinsurance

Philippines - Crop insurance agency pushes 25-year renewal

The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) only has three years remaining before its corporate charter expires in 2028, prompting the agency to prepare a proposal for a 25-year extension.

India - Amended crop loss list leaves farmers in shock

Agriculture officials, who declared crop loss on 9,150 acres in Siddipet on April 10, reduced the figure to 4,686 acres.

South Africa - Orange River flooding endangers crops

Rising water levels in the Lower Orange River region of South Africa's Northern Cape are impacting agricultural operations.

Nigeria - Ekiti targets 200,000 farmers, 1.5m jobs in livestock boost project

The Ekiti State Government has unveiled a bold plan to transform its livestock sector by targeting 200,000 farmers for commercial livestock production through the World Bank-backed Livestock Productivity and Resilience Enhancement Scheme (L-PRES).

USA - Integrative Precision Agriculture Conference Showcases Future of Farming

It’s a Thursday morning in the Perry (Ga.) Events Center, a high-ceilinged, white-walled open room that used to serve as an armory. It’s filled with just shy of 150 attendees of the 2ndIntegrative Precision Agriculture Conference hosted by the University of Georgia’sInstitute for Integrative Precision Agriculture(IIPA).

USA - Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Distributes Over $400K to Support Local Compost Use in Agriculture

In a push to keep Hawai‘i's agriculture operations both green and growing, the state's Compost Reimbursement Program has shelled out a hefty sum to support local growers and landscapers.

Philippines - PCIC to hasten insurance claim release to farmers via satellite tech

Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) president Jovy Bernabe on Wednesday said they would expedite the release of insurance claims of disaster-hit farmers in the country with the help of satellite technology.

Armenia to allocate 500 thousand euros to support agricultural insurance in cooperation with KfW

Armenia plans to provide 500 thousand euros for consulting and technical support within the framework of the program to support the insurance scheme in the agricultural sector.

Pakistan - Solarization Of Agricultural Tube Wells Aims At Reducing Cost Burden On Farmers: Minister Kirmani

Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani on Monday said that 8,000 electric and diesel-powered tube wells across Punjab were being converted to solar energy.

Serbia faces bee losses, frost-hit crops, and low insurance uptake

This week's key developments in Serbian agriculture include alarming bee mortality, severe frost damage to fruit crops, limited insurance coverage, a new EU-funded innovation project, and mixed results from a major supermarket boycott.

USA - Nebraska Farm Bureau Report Reveals $7.9 Billion Impact of Agricultural Trade on State’s Economy

Despite a $2 billion decline from 2022, Nebraska’s agricultural exports totaled $7.9 billion in 2023, marking the third-highest export year on record. That’s according to a Nebraska Farm Bureau’s annualAgriculture and International Trade Report.

USA - Delta submerged by massive flooding

The month of April is known for rainfall, but 2025 has been a record-breaking year. Between April 2 and April 5 at least three months of rainfall dumped across the Delta, as reported by the National Weather Service in Little Rock, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn.

Zambia, Kyrgyzstan chosen for UN-backed fisheries, aquaculture program

Zambia and Kyrgyzstan have been picked to benefit from a program spearheaded by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aimed at boosting the aquatic production of landlocked countries.

India - Nayab Singh Saini releases Rs 86.96 lakh in accounts of 151 farmers as crop loss compensation

Reiterating its commitment to farmer welfare, the Haryana Government once again took a step in the interest of farmers and released compensation amount to farmers for the loss of crops due to fire incidents that took place in the state in the past few days.

Zimbabwe - Farmers in disaster-prone Matabeleland embrace insurance

Across rural Matabeleland region, smallholder farmers are embracing a game-changing innovation, agricultural insurance tailored specifically for their needs.