Agroinsurance

India - Farmer cultivates paddy as semi-arid crop successfully, set to get bumper harvest

Scientists have been working on this practice of paddy cultivation in India to restrict carbon emissions coming out of stagnated waters in paddy fields.

Raging bushfires destroy home and livestock in Australia

Dozens of bushfires were burning across Australias Victoria state Sunday, authorities said, forcing the evacuation of residents and destroying at least one home.

$200M tree crop diversification project launched to boost Agriculture in Ghana

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has assured Ghanaians that there will be no food shortages in the coming months.

Costa Rica’s Farmers Face Crisis as Flooding Destroys Crops

The recentheavy rainsin Costa Rica have wreaked havoc on the countrys agricultural sector, causing widespread flooding, landslides, and severe disruptions to farming activities.

Yemen - Ministry of Agriculture announces implementation of contract farming program to replace local product with importer

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources announced the start of the implementation of the contract farming program for agricultural products and raw materials for manufacturing industries to replace the local product with the importer.

Nigeria - Federal Government secures $134m loan from AfDB to boost agriculture

With AfDBs financial backing, the government aims to fortify Nigerias agricultural output, making strides toward both rural development and economic stability.

Canada - $230 million paid in crop hail claims

Member companies of the Canadian Crop Hail Insurance Association paid out $230 million to Western Canadian grain farmers on nearly 11,000 hail claims this year.

USA - Kansas Crop Improvement Association Reports Wild Hybrid in Wheat Fields

An official with theKansas Crop Improvement Associationencourages the states farmers to look for signs of a wild triticale hybrid found recently in wheat fields.

India - Farmers Anxious Over DAP Shortage, Probable Crop Damage in Haryana, UP

AIKS questions efficacy of Nano-DAP, blames Centre and state governments for delaying fertiliser imports as well as procurement.

UK - Labour is planting seeds of division: Total crop failure is inevitable

Farmers and rural communities across the UK are rightly outraged by the chancellors disastrous Autumn Budget.

India - Punjab boosts horticulture with litchi exports and crop diversification initiatives

The government of Punjab, under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is focusing on enhancing the economic status of farmers through crop diversification, particularly in horticulture.

US offshore aquaculture industry launches campaign to increase Congressional support

Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS), a coalition of stakeholders in the U.S. aquaculture industry, has launched a month-long campaign to educate federal lawmakers and their staff about aquaculture and raise support for offshore finfish farming.

Pakistan - Minister for Agriculture and Livestock chaired a divisional-level review meeting on wheat cultivation

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Punjab Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, chaired a divisional-level review meeting on wheat cultivation held at Agriculture House, Lahore.

Algeria seeks cooperation opportunities with Vietnam in hi-tech agriculture

Representatives of local firms had a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh, as part of his recent visit to the province.

Namibia - Kelp Blue's biostimulant enhances crop production

The Kelp Blue project in Luderitz is setting the stage for a potential agricultural revolution by creating a biostimulant from seaweed.