Agroinsurance

Canada - Governments announce continued crop insurance support

The federal and Saskatchewan governments say they will continue funding the 2026 Crop Insurance Program, with coverage decisions due by the end of March.

India - Mizoram Launches Subsidised Crop Insurance Scheme For Farmers:

Mizoram Agriculture Minister PC Vanlalruata announced on Wednesday that the state is gearing up to implement the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), with the government offering substantial premium subsidies to ease farmers’ financial burdens.

India - Unseasonal rains damage 4,000 acres of crops in Siddipet, Dubbak farmers worst hit

Untimely rains damaged crops in nearly 4,000 acres across four mandals in Siddipet district, hitting farmers in Dubbak constituency the hardest.

Ukraine - Fields in Mykolaiv region turned into icy lakes

The weather continues to test the strength of Mykolaiv farmers. After a catastrophic summer drought, a new challenge has come: due to temperature fluctuations, the fields of the region have turned into real icy lakes, agronews.ua reports.

Flood Damage Devastates Farms Across Greece: Severe Flooding Hits Evros and Beyond

Severe flooding has ravaged agricultural lands and infrastructure across multiple regions of Greece, inflicting heavy losses on farmers and prompting emergency responses as communities brace for further impacts.

Fiji - New push to develop agriculture in maritime and outer islands

The Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying support for farmers across Fiji, particularly youth, women, and remote island communities.

USA - USDA offers disaster assistance to agricultural producers in Arkansas impacted by winter storms

Agricultural operations in Arkansas have been significantly impacted by recent winter storms.

Nigeria unlocks game-changing reforms in agric. insurance to boost food security

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi met on Monday in Abuja to unlock the game-changing reforms in agricultural insurance and Cooperatives.

Ecuador rolls out parametric cover for farmers

Ecuador has contracted its first parametric agricultural insurance policies, providing protection against extreme rainfall and drought for up to 10,000 people in smallholder rice and maize farming households.

India - Farmers fear crop losses as temperatures surge across Kashmir

A spell of unusually warm weather in the Kashmir Valley has raised concerns among farmers about the early breaking of dormancy and premature flowering of fruit trees.

Bangladesh - Haor farmers fear crop loss as work misses deadline

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.

India - 700 farmers to get weather-based crop insurance for large cardamom in Sikkim

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.

Joint Partnership Brings Parametric Cover for Ecuador Agri Risks

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.

South Korean farmers sue utility giant KEPCO over climate damage to crops

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.

Australia - CSIRO unveils new tool to help farmers measure environmental footprint

Farmers across Australia will be able to use FarmPrint to evaluate and communicate the environmental footprint of their agricultural production.