The Agency for Investments and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) announced that it has completed the payment of insurance subsidies (70% of the amount of insurance premiums) for 654 farmer applications received between February 1 and September 30, 2025. The total amount of subsidies to this category for last year amounted to LE 117.08 million.
The Antique Office of the Provincial Agriculturist is advising farmers to grow drought-resistant crops in preparation for the possible effects of El Niño.
Farmers who lost their Rabi crops due to untimely hailstorms, rain, and strong winds say compensation is not a foolproof solution to the issue. Instead, the government should develop a comprehensive climate change policy and focus on developing climate-resilient crop varieties, seeds that can withstand excess moisture, resist lodging from strong winds, or mature early enough to escape erratic weather.
Some farmers in the country have proffered workable solutions to address Nigeria’s growing post-harvest losses estimated at $10 billion annually.
The monsoon has long been seen as the most destructive season for Indian agriculture, with heavy rains and floods between June and September damaging crops across large areas.
The scope of the agricultural insurance system in Azerbaijan is being expanded, and along with the insurance of new products, the volume of payments for flood and inundation losses is expected to increase, Deputy Chairperson of the Agricultural Insurance Fund (AIF), Laman Aliyeva-Mamishova, told Trend.
The corn leafhopper (Dalbulus maidis), which is considered the crop’s main pest, has caused billions in losses to Brazilian production. A new study has quantified the economic impact of corn stunt diseases on Brazilian production.
In South Jeolla Province, a hailstorm caused damage to more than 800 hectares of crops, with the impact concentrated in Naju, the country's main pear production area. This has raised concerns about the 2026 harvest.
The USDA Farm Service Agency announced Tuesday that it is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program.
Approval adds a new risk-management tool for crop and livestock operations.
The agriculture minister has recently announced the government’s plan to introduce crop insurance to protect farmers from losses caused by floods, cyclones, and other natural disasters.
Expressing deep concern over the damage caused to rabi crops due to unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and incidents of fire in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to ensure immediate compensation for affected farmers, while also highlighting the state’s improved agricultural growth rate over the past nine years.
Farmers staged protests in Hisar, Fatehabad and Jind on Thursday, demanding compensation for crop losses caused by recent rain, hailstorm and strong winds, while also opposing new mandi restrictions and alleging harassment during the procurement season.
Chandigarh, Senior SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday urged the Union agriculture minister to send a special team to Punjab to assess the damage caused to the standing wheat crop by hailstorms.
The State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday urged banks to expand the use of its digital agricultural lending platform, Zarkheze, to improve access to credit for small farmers and underserved areas across the country.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday directed ministry officials to conduct a comprehensive assessment of crop losses following unseasonal heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms and strong winds over the past two days across several States.