Kenya - Farmers advised to take up crop insurance
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ScaleAgData Stakeholder Engagement Event
22.10.2024The ScaleAgData project is pleased to invite you to our second stakeholder event. Building on the discussions and connections formed during our first webinar, this event will focus on fostering collaboration among stakeholders, providing updates on our project’s progress, and outlining future opportunities for engagement.

India - Small tea growers seek MSP, crop insurance & agent regulation
The North East Confederation of Small Tea Growers’ Association (NECSTGA), an Assam-based umbrella organisation, has intensified its appeal to the central government, urging immediate interventions to safeguard India’s 200-year-old tea industry.

Kenya - Ruto tips blue economy investments to unlock Ksh 400B sector potential
President William Ruto has said the government is prioritising the blue economy as a key frontier for economic growth.

US Pacific Northwest states working to prevent spread of invasive shellfish
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Fiji - Seruiratu urges greater support for agriculture sector
Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu has called for renewed focus and investment in Fiji’s agriculture sector.

EU should expand farm insurance as climate risk grows, study says
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India - Fresh snowfall in upper reaches of Pir Panjal affects nomad families, their livestock
The nomadic families, who spend their summer season in the upper reaches of the hills and winter season in plain areas, are facing challenges due to these sudden cold conditions.

Rain causes crop damage in Latgale, Latvia
An unusually warm period at the beginning of spring was followed by frosts and then more than two weeks of rain.

Scotland - Ravens could be culled in new scheme to protect island livestock
Juvenile ravens are forming 'mobs' and attacking young calves and lambs on Orkney.