Under the central government's flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), insurance companies had made around Rs 40,000 crore between 2016-17 and 2021-22, according to a media report on Saturday.
As heatwaves burn through the country, China will suffer the economic effects of extreme heat. Some cities are on high alert for temperatures above 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while many cities across the nation are likely to surpass 104 degrees F.
Nearly half of Canada's honeybee colonies didn't survive the winter, the largest rate of colony loss in the country in the last 20 years, according to preliminary data.
In the Freiburg area, too, temperatures are rising to 40 degrees this week. This has a corresponding effect on the food trade, especially with perishable fruit and vegetables.
Incessant rains this month in Maharashtra have damaged crops across 800,000 hectares.The heavy rains on July 11 and 12, 2022, have affected farmers in 24 districts,mostly in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
Spanish agriculture is suffering from water shortages due to the meteorological drought caused by the lack of rainfall and high temperatures. In many areas this will lead to a change in the crop map.
Despite the state government asking farmers to opt for crop diversification, the Agriculture Department has failed to achieve cotton sowing target in Sangrur district.
A central team which arrived in the state to assess flood damage visited Jayashankar Bhupalpally and Mulugu districts on Thursday. The team is scheduled to visit Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Friday.
This year's lovely spring - with no hail, frost, or excessive precipitation - ensured good flowering and high soft fruit yields at Berrybrothers in the Netherlands. "We have access to plenty of good quality fruit," says Nijs van Zuilen.
Poor rainfall, fuel shortages, soaring fertilizer prices: it's been a bad year for farmers in northeastern Syria where a disappointing wheat crop looks set to deal another blow to food supplies in a country grappling with climate change and war.
In its State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the far-reaching repercussions for ecosystems, food and water security, human health and poverty.
Massimo Saronni walks across his rice field, each step a loud crunch. This field should be flooded with water, flourishing with four-foot emerald green blades and golden rice panicles. Instead, the plants have taken on a yellow-brown tinge and the soil has hardened from lack of rain.
With a new invasive pest damaging kharif crops in several parts of Kalaburagi district,senior Congress leader B.R. Patil has urged the State government to provide compensation of ₹12,000 per acre to those farmers who have suffered crop loss.
The executive director of global NGO Crop Trust, Stefan Schmitz has warned: “The extreme heat that Europe is currently facing is a loud alarm bell: our food system is in trouble.”
Moldovan vineyard experts say that the growth of berries has sharply slowed down on many table grape plantations since the beginning of July due to very hot and dry weather.
Jharkhand, which has recorded around 58 per cent deficiency in monsoon rainfall, is headed towards drought, forcing the agriculture department to scout for relief measures for farmers, including implementation of the state crop relief scheme to compensate the possible crop loss.