Sri Lanka's Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has expanded crop insurance programs to give farmers stronger protection against natural disasters and climate-related risks, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation said in a statement on Thursday.
Continuous heavy rainfall since June 8 has caused agricultural losses totaling NT$67.56 million (US$2.14 million), with peanuts accounting for the largest share of the damage, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Amid forecasts of a below-normal monsoon, West Bengal will rejoin the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) this kharif season, followed by Bihar in the upcoming rabi season, significantly expanding India's agrarian safety net.
On June 18, 2026, a meeting took place at the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic between First Deputy Minister Ilich Marsbek uulu and a delegation from the Saudi Development Fund.
A surge in raccoon numbers in Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan has left watermelon farmers struggling as the nocturnal animals devour fruit just before harvest.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pets has barred pets rescued from shelters in Texas and New Mexico in a beefed-up effort to stop the spread of the New World Screwworm pest that infests livestock.
BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao accused the Congress government of conspiring to phase out the crop bonus scheme by limiting it to just seven paddy varieties, despite promising Rs 500 bonus for all varieties in its manifesto.
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and the Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC) have signed a historic partnership agreement to elevate their long-standing cooperation.
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the use of the Contingency Fund to support several credit modifications for a total amount of 510,706,252.23 euros, with the aim of meeting commitments in agricultural insurance and financing activities of general interest qualified as of social interest.
The United States Department of Agriculture is stepping in to assist Maryland farmers severely impacted by unexpected frosting in April.
Farmers have suffered direct financial losses of more than Rs. 500 million in the past month due to a bird flu outbreak that has spread to three districts of Koshi Province—Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari.
A total of 121 livestock units have been affected by foot-and-mouth disease following the confirmation of a new case announced on Wednesday.
Farmers in Manitoba’s Parkland and Interlake likely have fields flooded out, but with overland flooding still hanging on, assessing damage or filing crop insurance claims has been impossible.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has stated that in order to bridge the gap between the losses faced by farmers and the compensation they receive through crop insurance, these losses will now be surveyed using satellites.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to establish a regional fisheries hub in Mapanas, Northern Samar, positioning the area as a potential growth center for Eastern Visayas’ tuna industry.
The cyclone and heavy rain that hit several villages in Bidar assembly constituency on Saturday night completely destroyed the sugarcane crop of farmers, causing a loss of lakhs of rupees.