Record rainfall of almost three times the norm has hit the Chinese province of Guangdong this April, according to data from its weather bureau. The heavy spring rains and hail followed an unusually warm winter, which have combined to seriously impact the province’s large lychee crop.
The National Association of Berry Exporters of Mexico (Aneberries), which brings together 40 blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, and strawberry-producing partners, focuses on promoting the consumption of these fruits in the national and international markets.
The Okanagan, BC, area, world-famous for its wine production, is expected to lose a substantial amount of its grape crop this summer due to January’s severely frigid temperatures.
Rice farmers in Kisumu County are grappling with significant losses estimated at Sh302 million after devastating floods swept through their farms threatening the region’s food security.
Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain during a recent visit to Zambia – the epicentre of the crisis.
Whenever people notice the stunted sugar cane plants on Babar Kamble's farm in India's Maharashtra state, he tells them: "My farm is dying a slow death."It started in 2014 when production on Kamble's farm slid five metric tons lower than the 80 metric tons he normally harvested from his one-acre field.
Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in the past few days have damaged winter crops in parts of at least six states across central, north and western India.So far, damage to rabi crops like wheat, mustard and chickpea has been reported from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The James Hutton Institute will continue in its role to help protect Britain's potato crop against late blight after further funding was secured.The new award – sourced from a consortium of key industry partners – will allow the Hutton to maintain its ongoing monitoring and testing work as part of the Fight Against Blight (FAB) scheme.
The melon and watermelon season in Morocco is once again being disrupted by odd weather conditions. In addition to the reduction in cultivated areas due to drought, the current colder-than-usual climate is delaying harvests.
Kenya has been grappling with heavy rainfall and numerous floods since March. This has also had significant repercussions for the fruit and vegetable (F&V) exports from the East African country.
Growers could soon have tailored local weather forecasts directly at their fingertips through a ground-breaking program that leverages the cutting-edge capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning combined with traditional weather forecasting techniques.
Agricultural damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon has surged to P9.5 billion, with potential production losses from 163,694 hectares of crop areas, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.
This is the second year in a row farmers have faced a$9.2 million loss.According to theMichigan Ag. Council, Michigan produces more than21.2 millionpounds of peaches each year, but thanks to a changing climate that number is dwindling drastically.
The Ethiopian Meteorology Institute (EMI) has predicted above-normal rainfall in the upcoming season (Kiremt), mainly over central and south Tigray, Afar, East Amhara, northern Somali and eastern portions of the country.
In Malaysia, the durian harvest is experiencing delays, attributed to fluctuating weather conditions, raising concerns among retailers and exporters. With the anticipation of Malaysia gaining approval to export fresh durians to China, the world's top consumer of the fruit, the current situation has sparked anxiety.
The horticulture department conducted a survey in Tiruchy district, Tamil Nadu, to evaluate the impact of recent gales on banana cultivation. The assessment revealed damage to approximately 500 acres of banana crops.