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05.09.2024

India - KCCI seeks crop insurance, compensation to help farmers recover from devastating losses

The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed its solidarity with the fruit growers, whose orchards were devastated by high-speed winds on Monday The destruction has left hundreds of fruit growers and their families heartbroken

30.08.2024

Using El Niño forecasts to give early warning of crop failures

Extreme weather is one of the primary drivers of crop failures around the world.Crop failures – the total or near-total loss of a farm or region’s crops – greatly reduce the availability of food and can have dire consequences for food security.

30.08.2024

USA - New England weather's impact on cranberry crops

The weather in New England, known for its unpredictability and variability across locations, plays a critical role in the cultivation of cranberry crops. Linda Burke, vice president of marketing and communication for A.D.

30.08.2024

Serbia - Drought-related losses on fruit and vegetable crops could reach $550 million

Serbia is experiencing a significant reduction in crop yields due to an ongoing drought, prompting earlier harvests, as reported by local media.The drought has particularly affected the corn harvest, with experts forecasting a yield decrease of 16 to 20 percent.

30.08.2024

South Africa - Potato prices see a rise due to frost damage

Data from Potatoes SA indicates that the average national price for potatoes in South Africa experienced a 15% increase in the week leading up to August 28, following a severe black frost event in Limpopo province.

30.08.2024

Tanzania - Grappling with aflatoxin poisoning amid agricultural challenges

Tanzania, like many African nations, faces a significant challenge with aflatoxin poisoning, exacerbated by climate conditions, inadequate crop storage, and a general lack of awareness about the dangers of this toxin.

30.08.2024

USA - Mid-South farmers struggling as drought levels get worse

Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee are all huge agriculture states, and throughout the region, farmers are frustrated with the lack of rain over the last month.One of those farmers is Arkansan Dannie Daughhetee, who has been in the fields since the 80s and said he has never seen a summer this bad.

30.08.2024

USA - Diverse crop rotations reduce risk of crop loss under poor growing conditions

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are responding to the increasingly uncertain climate. The warmer and more unpredictable weather has been a source of instability on U.S. farms.

30.08.2024

India - Monsoon expected to be prolonged, threatening ripe crops

India’s monsoon rains are likely to be prolonged into late September this year due to the development of a low-pressure system in the middle of the month, two weather department officials said.

29.08.2024

Italy - Difficult harvest expected for hazelnuts

The hazelnut harvest in Piedmont is in its infancy. Lorenzo Brigante, who runs his family's farm, Cascina Malcotti, boasting about six hectares of hazelnut trees, reports that "I don't think I am exaggerating if I say that the harvest will be halved, although we will only be able to make considerations at the end of the campaign The year is looking tragic."

29.08.2024

Japan - Impact of extreme heat on apple production

More than 60% of Japanese apples are grown in Aomori Prefecture. Aomori Trading are located in Hirosaki-city, the main city of apple production. Aomori Trading have many varieties of apple including Fuji, Orin, Mutsu, Kinei, Sekaiichi, Shinano-sweet, Shinano-gold, Meigetsu, Toki and more.

29.08.2024

Italy - Anti-frost machine to prevent fruit from freezing

An anti-frost machine to protect fruit from night frosts has once again saved several orchards this year, particularly in the Cuneo area of northern Italy. The machine was built by the Mingozzi Group and has already been distributed throughout Italy and Europe.

29.08.2024

Austria - Waterlogging leads to serious crop losses in open-air lettuce

The persistent rainfall has also hit Tyrolean vegetable growing extremely hard this year. "We have already suffered serious harvest losses of up to 70-80 per cent compared to the previous year, particularly in the field of lettuce.

29.08.2024

USA - USDA offers disaster assistance to agricultural producers in Kansas impacted by drought

Agricultural operations in Kansas have been significantly impacted by recent drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events.

29.08.2024

African farmers are using private satellite data to improve crop yields

Last year, as the harvest season drew closer, Olabokunde Tope came across an unpleasant surprise.While certain spots on his 70-hectare cassava farm in Ibadan, Nigeria, were thriving, a sizable parcel was pale and parched—the result of an early and unexpected halt in the rains.

28.08.2024

Italy - Fighting drought and supporting greenhouse crops

Droughts continue to affect Italian agriculture, and that of Sicily in particular. Here, fruit and vegetable crops have been heavily affected, even specialized greenhouse production in the overall context.

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