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21.07.2025

USA - Florida farmers get half-billion grant after destructive hurricane seasons

The federal government intends to direct more than a half-billion dollars to Florida to help agriculture workers recover from the onslaught of severe weather that hit the Sunshine State over the past two years.

21.07.2025

AfDB offers Morocco $116m loan to support sustainable agriculture

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan worth $116.4 million to support sustainable farming, led by women and young people in Morocco.

21.07.2025

Remora Robotics raises USD 16 million in latest funding round

Stavanger, Norway-based producer of aquaculture net- and cage-cleaning robots Remora Robotics has raised NOK 164 million (USD 16.1 million, EUR 13.7 million) in its latest funding round.

21.07.2025

Bangladesh - Tk430cr crop loss in 20 districts as heavy rainfall devastates farmland

Prolonged heavy rainfall, driven by active monsoon conditions and low-pressure systems, has caused widespread crop damage across 20 districts, resulting in estimated losses of Tk429.95 crore, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture.

21.07.2025

Kenya - Govt rolls out insurance for farmers under fertilizer subsidy program

Farmers in 11 counties who are beneficiaries of the fertilizer subsidy program being undertaken by the government will receive a crop insurance cover of up to Ksh 7000 in a move to mitigate losses as a result of climate change.

20.07.2025

Myanmar to offer low-interest loans to drive growth in agriculture, livestock sectors

The Myanmar government will disburse low-interest loans from the State Economic Promotion Fund, aiming to promote the country's agriculture and livestock sectors, state-owned daily The Mirror has reported.

20.07.2025

Nigeria - Uba Sani targets 100,000 Kaduna farmers with free fertiliser, crop insurance

Governor Uba Sanihas inaugurated a multi-stakeholder committee to oversee the distribution of over 300 truckloads of fertiliser to 100,000 farmers acrossKaduna State.

20.07.2025

St Lucia - Banana farmers welcome insurance lifeline

Banana and plantain farmers have cautiously welcomed the government’s newly launched crop insurance scheme, a long-awaited safety net amid growing climate threats.

20.07.2025

Research detects dicamba damage from sky

Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application.

20.07.2025

Bangladesh - Modern livestock initiatives boost food security, employment in Rajshahi

Modern livestock farming is playing a vital role in enhancing food security, generating self-employment, and reducing poverty in the Rajshahi region, particularly across the vast Barind tract.

20.07.2025

US Senate passes bill to develop testing for red snapper, tuna origins

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill directing the federal government to develop a new field test kit that can identify the country of origin of red snapper and tuna, giving law enforcement a new tool to discover illegally caught or imported fish.

17.07.2025

Big Akwa granted permit for land-based trout farm in Sweden

Swedish company Big Akwa has been granted a 25-year environmental permit to produce approximately 6,000 tons of rainbow trout annually at its planned land-based aquaculture facility in Ånge Municipality, Sweden.

17.07.2025

Wildfire contained after blazing through northwest Turkey, damaging farmland, livestock shelters

A fire that erupted in Tekirdağ and spread to Çanakkale has been contained.

17.07.2025

Philippines - PCIC to introduce faster, tech-based insurance payout for rice farmers

The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) on Thursday said it is set to launch a parametric insurance program that seeks to innovate and expedite insurance claims among rice farmers.

17.07.2025

USA - Artificial intelligence may soon give Florida farmers access to crop damage data during a hurricane

The prototype will soon be tested at select farms within Immokalee in Collier County and Ona in Hardee County.

17.07.2025

USA - Alaska loses $6 million of USDA funding towards farming and food business development

On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)terminated its Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program.

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