As climate change exposes Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers to increasingly frequent droughts and extreme weather, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) will broaden agricultural insurance beyond crops to include livestock, health, and funeral cover to lessen the financial impact of climate-related disasters.
A proposed $11.1 billion aid package reignites concerns that temporary farm relief may become a permanent pillar of U.S. agriculture.
Cherry insurance contracts have fallen 63,46% in the province of Alicante between 2021 and 2026, according to the data analyzed by ASAJA Alicante.
Crops enter risky season as El Niño intensity forecasts climb.
Michigan Crop Insurance Pilot Tests Whether Soil Health Can Lower Risk.
Livestock, fire, and a shifting injury age profile each carry separate underwriting implications.
Severe storms and hail battered crops in Evros, damaging thousands of acres of cotton, corn, vegetables and walnut orchards, with losses now being assessed.
A loss-free harvest campaign and the preservation of the crop are the top priorities not only for the agricultural sector but for all government bodies, Konstantin Burak, Belarus Presidential Aide - Inspector for Grodno Oblast, said during an inspection of the Protasovshchina agricultural enterprise on 23 July, BelTA has learned.
Communities in Spain's northwestern Galicia region are reintroducing native livestock, including nimble Cachena cows, to clear flammable undergrowth and mitigate wildfire risks following severe blazes, as reported by Yahoo on July 23.
Facing mounting complaints from farmers over rampant crop damage caused by wild boars, the Maharashtra Forest Department has decided to deploy giant ‘Texas-type’ corral traps across vulnerable agricultural belts in the state.
The Director of Agriculture in the Municipality of Suhareka, Armend Krasniqi, said that based on initial estimates, the damages from the storm that hit this municipality on Tuesday are in the millions.
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board announced that a new insurance scheme has been introduced for potato and vegetable cultivations to protect farmers against potential risks.
The Federal Government on Monday, 20th July 2026, welcomed a high-level African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Monitoring and Evaluation Mission to assess Nigeria’s preparedness and progress towards the eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) by 2030.
The heatwave that swept across Europe in June is estimated to have cost the continent’s grain farmers €2bn (£1.7bn) in lost revenue and destroyed 9m tonnes of crops, sparking concern about the impact on the price of food.
First-of-its-kind insurance product aims to lower costs and promote farm resiliency.
The African Union and Gates Foundation aim to mobilize $3 billion to transform Africa's pastoral livestock into a major commercial and export engine.