The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, announced on Friday the launch of a digital crop survey called 'e-Padtal' to safeguard farmers from crop loss caused by seasonal fluctuations and give them access to government funds and programmes.
Reiterating his government’s commitment to the welfare of farmers and the development of agriculture and allied sectors, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs 1,117.21 crore to 10.20 lakh farmers in the state as crop insurance compensation for 2022 Kharif season.
Normally, by this time of year, the trees at Riverview Farm in Plainfield would be flush with growing fruit. But lately, Paul Franklin has to search for apples.“There should be somewhere around 600 apples on this tree,” he said, standing in a row of Gala trees. “You can see, there are far fewer than that."
Astudy published Tuesdayin Nature Communications is sounding the alarm that the risk of simultaneous crop failure in important food-producing regions around the world has been largely underestimated.
A June heat wave caused agricultural conditions to decline around much of the state after steady improvements over the previous month, according toTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Serviceexperts. May rains dramatically improved soil moisture conditions in many drought-stricken areas of Texas, but triple-digit temperatures and little to no rain in June were trending many areas back toward drought. Various crops around the state were showing stress from high temperatures and lack of soil moisture, and livestock gains likely experienced heat-related declines.
The historic hailstorm in Valencia yesterday, with ice stones the size of nuts, had a strong impact on a large area of crops in numerous areas of the provinces of Valencia and Castellon. According to an initial estimate made by the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA), "the hailstorm affected more than 20,000 hectares of agricultural land. It caused variable damage to the crops, affecting 100% of the production in some fields. The storm affected the Coastal, l'Horta, and Alto Palancia regions the most. The crops that suffered the most losses were citrus, kaki, almond, and olive crops."
A loss of ₹1.09 crore was reported from 982 farmers, while the Fisheries department reported a loss of ₹25,000 after a fishing boat was destroyed. While trees were uprooted, people residing near the rivers Ithikkara and Kallada have been asked to stay alert. Kollam received 453.2 mm of rain on Wednesday. Sooranadu reported the highest rainfall of 82 mm.
Tomato growers in Maharashtra and Karnataka have blamed two different viruses for the loss of yields earlier this year. Farmers in Maharashtra have said their tomato crop was impacted by attacks of the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), while growers in Karnataka and other South Indian states have blamed the tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) for crop losses.
According to a recent campaign report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, the area devoted to melon and watermelon production in 2023 has been singularly affected by the lower availability of water resources “which has conditioned planting decisions in the productive areas of southern and eastern Spain. As a result, significant declines are expected at the national level.”
Germany’s 2023 winter wheat crop will fall some 7% on the year to an estimated 20.59 million metric tons after crops suffered from hot, dry weather, the association of German farmers DBV said on Tuesday. The winter rapeseed crop is expected to fall 4% on the year to about 4.11 million metric tons, it said.
Farmers in Gujarat face massive losses every monsoon season. This year also farmers have suffered losses due to heavy rains following the Biparjoy Cyclone and heavy rains across the state in the last week. As the situation demands, the Gujarat government is seriously considering reintroducing the crop insurance policy, which was discontinued years ago, especially given that unseasonal rain and crop damage have increased the state's financial liability.
Plagued by drought a few years ago, farmers would now likely give their right arms for a dry field. Persistent rain has affected crop planting, landscape work and recreation across the state, and It could lead to significant losses for Maine’s hay producers — up to half their income for some.
Australian cotton crop is predicted to fall short of last year's record result of 5.6 million bales, with weather conditions impacting yields in New South Wales and Queensland. Cotton Australia GM Michael Murray confirmed around 85% of cotton crop has now been picked.
While most continents face the wrath of devastating hurricanes and typhoons, Europe is fiercely battling drought. El Niño has indeed come back. “El Niño is normally associated with record-breaking temperatures at the global level. Whether this will happen in 2023 or 2024 is not yet known, but it is, I think, more likely than not,”says Carlo Buontempo, director of the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The Turkish cherry season didn’t go as smoothly as exporters had initially expected, says Mehmet Çakmak, sales and marketing manager for Turkish fresh produce exporter Ani Tarim: “Impacts of unfavorable weather conditions were at large-scale in many European cherry producing countries, which left damages in quality and lowered the availability for early-mid-season yields.
The scientists of the Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) have reported occurrence of devastating insect ‘Fall armyworm’ in ginger crop during June 2023 at the experimental farm of Spices Research Centre, BARI, Shibganj, Bogura.