Crop weather index insurance market to hit $3.3b by 2029
The global crop weather index insurance market is expected to grow from $1.81b in 2024 to $2.04b in 2025, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13%
13.10.2025
13.10.2025
Turkish lemon farmers face 40% crop losses
Like many other Mediterranean countries, Türkiye has faced a rising number of extreme weather events in recent years, driven by accelerating global warming. Rural farming communities are bearing the brunt of these changes.
13.10.2025
Vietnam needs to update its insurance products to reach farmers
Insurance products must become more integrated into people’s daily lives. The responsibility of insurance companies is to serve as a shield for their customers, especially farmers who are among the most vulnerable groups.
13.10.2025
Crop insurance based on weather stations and satellites is gaining ground globally
More and more growers and chain parties are using 'parametric climate insurance' instead of conventional weather insurance. This form of insurance is also gaining ground in Europe
13.10.2025
Severe frost damages crops across 36 Turkish provinces
Between April 9 and 13, Turkey witnessed an agricultural event characterized by one of the most severe frost occurrences in recent history, affecting 36 provinces. This resulted in substantial damage to agricultural production, valued at approximately 21 billion Turkish lira (about $1.14 billion).
13.10.2025
EU should expand farm insurance as climate risk grows
The European Union should do more to help farmers manage the growing risks posed by climate change by expanding insurance coverage. The EU agriculture sector could see annual losses jump by as much as two-thirds by 2050 due to the increasing risk of drought and floods
13.10.2025
Armenian government will partially compensate farmers for hail damage
The Armenian government resolved to provide partial compensation to farmers for hail damage occurring in 2024-2025. In 2024, hail caused damage to 13,000 hectares, and in 2025, over 11,800 hectares were affected. Insurance companies are reluctant to enter into contracts, despite the government subsidizing insurance by 70-80% in 2025
09.10.2025
Abundant supplies and improved livestock sectors boosting Canadian feed demand
Different regions across Canada experienced a mix of growing and weather conditions, which affected crop and forage production in various ways this year.
09.10.2025
Four land-based fish farms in Iceland partner on managing aquaculture waste streams
Four separate land-based fish farms in Iceland – First Water, Laxey, Samherji Fishfarming, and Thor Salmon – have signed a declaration of intent to work together to responsibly and sustainably manage aquaculture waste streams.
09.10.2025
Bulgarian livestock breeders demand resignation of agriculture minister over vaccination delays
The National Sheep and Goat Breeders Association has called for the resignation of Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov and Food Safety Agency director Svetlozar Patarinski over delays in vaccinating animals against sheep pox, BNR reported.
09.10.2025
Mexico launches health, economic response to livestock screwworms
The re-emergence of the New World screwworm in Mexico, more than two decades after eradication, has triggered a health crisis with major economic repercussions.
09.10.2025
Greece Ramps Up Measures as Sheep Pox Outbreak Threatens Livestock
Greece is grappling with a growing outbreak of sheep pox, a viral disease spreading across multiple farming regions and endangering livestock producers’ livelihoods.
09.10.2025
Cambodia - Regenerative methods key to addressing challenges faced by agricultural sector
Regenerative methods are key to overcoming Cambodia’s agricultural challenges as they directly address critical issues like climate change vulnerability, severe soil degradation, low productivity, and economic instability, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), observed yesterday.
08.10.2025
Parliament ready to start talks about simplifying EU agriculture laws
On Wednesday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) reached a consensus on a negotiating position aimed at simplifying the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
08.10.2025
Oman studies private sector role in managing agricultural cities
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources is studying models to manage and operate agricultural cities and nurseries through the private sector, as part of efforts to create a more flexible and attractive investment environment.
08.10.2025
USA - OSU entomologists work to save beetles important to human and livestock health
One man’s waste can be a beetle’s treasure, according to Oklahoma State University entomologist Wyatt Hoback.