Voracious beetles, mammoth weeds and mushrooming fungi. Climate change is delivering farm conditions that allow weeds, insects, and plant pathogens to thrive around the globe. Why does this matter?
Storms and heavy rains have swept through Ohio over the past couple of months. While it has helped some crops grow, it is causing some issues for strawberry farms across the state.
The impact of the Ramel has left the farmers of Singur, Pandua, Tarkeswar and Arambagh with huge losses. The cyclonic storm, followed by incessant rain has destroyed most of the crops, oilseeds and vegetables.
Will Teeuwen of Teboza is not one to lament, but it's clear that this asparagus season presents significant challenges. "It's not exactly the most enjoyable season. We've been battling waterlogging for seven months, and it doesn't look like that's going to change in the coming weeks.
Kenyan households are now staring at a spike in prices of select food commodities in the aftermath of the heavy rains that led to the loss of lives, disrupted agricultural activities, and destroyed crops.
Climate change is not just a distant threat but a pressing issue that significantly impacts agriculture and the livelihoods dependent on it, Professor Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II said.
North India cotton sowing may decrease by 20-30 per cent in the coming season as farmers have lost confidence in this commercial crop due to pest attacks in previous years.
This season, high temperatures and dry weather in Vietnam's dragon fruit-producing areas have caused fruit trees in many orchards to dry up, leading to reduced yields and a short supply.
The Clementine harvest and eventual exports in Uruguay have been affected by the heavy rain that has caused major flooding in neighbouring Brazil and Argentina in recent weeks. The incessant rain led to the Uruguay River flooding its banks, displacing several thousand people.
Spring frost has again struck the Serbian berry industry, leading to significant damages of up to 40% in many plantations. According to Sladjana Vuković, CEO of the Serbian exporting company Srbovoće: "We had frost in April. Some fields lost everything, some a little bit, while some were not affected at all.
The residents of several villages across north Kashmir are facing mental trauma following the wild boar attacks on their fields. The frustrated residents said that they have suffered huge losses as wild boars destroy crops in no time.
British Columbia (B.C.) cherry growers as well as many Northern Washington growers were impacted by a January 2024 freeze event. "We were experiencing a very mild winter until mid-January, and the fruit buds had started to wake up as a result," says Julie McLachlan with Jealous Fruits.
After Wednesday’s storms wreaked havoc on Jonesboro, the costly damage didn’t stop.The storms started plowing through the more rural parts of Region 8, hitting farmlands hard.
Rice farmers inKisumucounty are grappling with losses estimated at Sh302 million after devastating floods swept through their farms, threatening the region’s food security.At least 4,100 farming communities from key rice-growing areas such as Nyando and Kadibo were worst-hit by the floods that have submerged approximately 800 acres of rice plantations.
Erratic weather in the recent past has caused significant crop damage in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, destroying 10-20% of the crop.
On a sunny morning last August, Jatau Malichy, 65, left his home in Mafo-fadia, a village in Kachia Local Government Area in the southern part of Kaduna State, north-west Nigeria, to inspect his farm.