Vietnam - Heavy rains damage rice crop in Mekong Delta
Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are having difficulty harvesting their early summer-autumn rice and protect young rice plants since heavy rains have inundated many fields.
26.07.2024
26.07.2024
Philippines - Agri losses from Habagat, Carina hit P203M
The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat enhanced by Super TyphoonCarinahas left P203.38 million worth of agricultural losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Thursday.
26.07.2024
USA - Nielsen seeks environmentally friendly ways to thwart crop damage
In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral student in the U.S. to study the brown marmorated stink bug, which was beginning its ascendancy as an invasive species notoriously damaging to crops.
25.07.2024
USA - Vermont farmers experience a second devastating summer of flooding
Vermont farmers counted on bouncing back this year from the 2023 summer floods that cost them nearly $45 million in damages. Mother Nature had other plans.In Richmond, the remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped nearly six inches of rain on some parts of town earlier this month.
25.07.2024
India - Over 38 lakh farmers given compensation for drought
Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the Council on Wednesday that 38,78,525 farmers were given drought relief compensation in 2023-24, which is the highest in a year so far.
25.07.2024
Canada - Cawston farm faces more hardship from fire damage after losing majority of crop to winter cold snap
"It's a tough time to be in agriculture."A recent fire that destroyed multiple parts of a Cawston farm is shining a light on the gaps in the support for the agricultural industry, and what they think needs to be done to help farmers survive.
25.07.2024
USA - Bedford County farmers face drought dilemmas
Amid the dry conditions, farmers in the Commonwealth have finally been seeing sprinkles of rain.ABC13 went out to two farms in Bedford County to see if this has helped crops bounce back.
25.07.2024
India - Maharashtra postpones NDVI implementation to assess crop loss amid cabinet disagreements
Maharashtra government has postponed the decision to use Normalised Difference vegetation index (NDVI) to assess crop loss due to drought and excessive rains till January 2025 owing to disagreement within the Cabinet.
25.07.2024
Tanzania - Climate-smart mapping can help rice farmers in flood-prone areas mitigate crop losses
The 2023-2024 El Niño had a catastrophic impact on East and Southern African countries as it triggered heavy rainfall and lingering floods from April to May 2024. In Tanzania’s Rufiji District, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported that around 88,000 people have been affected and 6,000 have been displaced.
25.07.2024
Philippines - DA assures aid to farmers amid agri damage from Carina, ‘habagat’
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday assured aid to 7,677 affected farmers as agricultural damage hit PHP156.79 million due to the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” and Typhoon Carina.
25.07.2024
India - Crops worth 26cr damaged in heavy rains in Ernakulam
As vegetable prices continue to burn a hole in the common man's pocket, Ernakulam witnessed a huge crop loss of an estimated amount of Rs 26 crore in the heavy rains and strong winds in less than a month and a half, as estimated by agriculture department.
24.07.2024
India - Huge damage to standing crops in villages on banks of Pranahita
Heavy rain and floods caused huge damage to standing crops in Komaram Bheem and Mancherial districts. Floodwaters inundated agricultural fields and damaged cotton, soya and redgram crops in villages on the banks of River Pranahita.
24.07.2024
South Sudan - Poor rainfall leads to crop failure in Mvolo County
The authorities in Mvolo County in Western Equatoria State over the weekend said the area has received less than normal rainfall which has caused insufficient food production.John Abdallah, the County Executive Director, said the rains were delayed and were poor when they started and that the area is likely to be food insecure this season.
24.07.2024
India - Compensation for crop losses continues to be a distant dream for farmers
The Union Budget 2024 has failed to address the important issue of farmer crop losses yet again.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the budget for the financial year 2024-25, allocated Rs 600 crore to enhance agricultural infrastructure.
24.07.2024
USA - Extreme drought declared for the entire Shenandoah Valley and beyond
The entire Shenandoah Valley is now under extreme drought conditions, with portions of West Virginia experiencing severe to extreme drought levels.The drought is a result of a lack of precipitation, making this July the driest since records began in 1835.
24.07.2024
USA - Storm destroys $500K worth of crops at Berthoud farm
More rain fell in Denver on Saturday than theentire month of June, leaving flooded roadways and90 calls for servicewithin one hour. Meanwhile, hailstorms swept through farmlands in Berthoud, destroying a season’s worth of crops on one malthouse’s farm.