A run of severe hailstorms over the Christmas–New Year period has caused significant damage to arable crops in Canterbury, leading to a sharp increase in claims under the wheat sector’s disaster relief insurance scheme and adding to scrutiny of weather-related risk exposure.
Balochistan Secretary of Agriculture, Noor Ahmed Parkani, inspected the Vegetable Seed Breeding Division on Mastung Road.
Norway's Benchmark Genetics has launched a new research and innovation project that aims to develop new, scalable genetic tools that would enable Atlantic salmon to better resist sea lice through selective breeding.
Biological plant protection products have emerged as an important solution to gradually reduce dependence on chemical pesticides, support integrated pest management (IPM), and advance ecological and organic farming.
Banana cultivation has continued to expand across the Rangpur agricultural region of Bangladesh, supported by stable and profitable prices since 2019.
Chief Secretary K Vijayanand has said the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is working with the goal of providing insurance cover to every citizen in the country by 2047.
France on Wednesday officialised a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned in the EU, a move aimed at easing farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American nations.
Communities in northern Australia have had their roads cut off and face the grim task of counting livestock losses after some areas were hit with the worst flooding in decades.
After years of vulnerability to erratic weather and market shocks, Jammu and Kashmir’s Rs 15,000-crore horticulture sector may finally receive weather-based insurance cover.
In 2025, Ukraine's state support programs in agriculture yielded tangible results, including the establishment of new orchards and greenhouses, the introduction of niche crops, and the development of tools to improve storage infrastructure.
Smallholder farmers in west Africa’s Sahel face a harsh and worsening climate. Rainfall is erratic, temperatures are rising, soils are degrading, and droughts have become more frequent.
China is launching a campaign to boost festive consumption by promoting high-quality and green agricultural specialty products ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced recently.
Crop losses linked to climate shocks, pests and diseases are placing growing pressure on food production systems across Africa, say researchers from the Global Burden of Crop Loss (GBCL).
The shocked officials from the revenue and agriculture departments attempted to hold talks with the protesting farmers, but the farmers continued to stage the protest.
The United Arab Emirates has launched an AI-driven ecosystem to help climate-vulnerable agricultural regions adapt to increasingly volatile weather.
The research focuses on innovative applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine Learning (ML) in sustainable agricultural irrigation management, marking a major scientific win for Morocco.