African countries will suffer significant economic loss after 2050 if global warming is not limited to below 2°C,a new studyby the Centre for Global Development has found. Environment and energy economistPhilip Kofi Adom, the author of the report, found that West and East Africa will fare worst.
A total of 1,992 farmers of 491 villages in three districts of south Haryana have claimed compensation for losses suffered after rabi crops were damaged due to hailstorms, torrential rain and winds. They have reported losses on 10,915 acres of land on the government’s e-kshatipurti portal.
Bats play a few significantrolesin human food systems. Some serve as a form of natural pest control by feeding on insects that can destroy crops like corn and pecans. Others pollinate species like bananas, coconuts, avocados and agave, a role many people associate with bees and butterflies.
After the recent hailstorm caused losses to the rabi crop, over 57,000 farmers have uploaded the report of damage in around 3.23 lakh acres of land in Hisar district on the Agriculture Department’s portal e-Kshatipurti.
A beekeeper in Western Australia's far north has been left reeling after finding out hundreds of thousands of his bees were deliberately poisoned.Broome-based apiarist Ryan Leavitt found his 16 hives, containing 60,000 bees each, dead one morning in December at a site in the West Kimberley.
Tourism MinisterJupally Krishna Raosaid the State government would be offering Rs.10,000 per acre as compensation to farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rains.
It’s been a rough couple of years for B.C. wineries, but one Shuswap vineyard operator says this winter’s cold snap delivered an unprecedented blow to his crops– wiping out an estimated 99 per cent of his projected yield.
In a stark warning to authorities, the African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) has raised the alarm over the looming drought disaster facing the country’s agricultural sector.
It has been a tough Florida strawberry season. "At least tougher than the past few years," says Matthew Giddings with Always Fresh Farms. Due to a cold winter, the season saw a delayed start and production didn't ramp up until the end of February, about three weeks later than normal.
Lack of rains and depleting groundwater levels are blamed for crops in lakhs of acres in Nalgonda district withering.Agriculture officials, on the condition of anonymity, said that half of the crop cultivated in the district has withered due to insufficient water.
Normally, there is a mix of optimism and concern among British Columbia farmers as they face the spring season. Despite the usual enthusiasm, the shadow of last year's unprecedented drought and the threat of another dry season loom large.
Siddipet district in Telangana is reeling from the aftermath of heavy rainfall and hailstorm, which caused widespread flooding and disruptions in the district on Wednesday, March 21. Agricultural fields suffered extensive damage, leading to significant losses for farmers.
Agriculture minister Tummala Nageshwar Rao, while stating that officials have been asked to make an assessment of the crop damage in the state, added that they will pay compensation of Rs.10,000 per acre to the farmers, which is way above the central government’s prescribed norm of Rs.6,000 per acre.
The flooding has also caused extensive damage to crops including bananas, potato, corn, and yucca, which are the main economic activity for local families. Many of these products rotted before being harvested due to stagnant water.
Researchers fromUnmanned Valley, Greenport DB, and NL Space Campus in the Netherlands have successfully developed an AI model that enables drones to identify the disease botrytis.
As we head into the growing season, many farmers this year are dealing with drought impacts and higher costs to maintain crops.Mitch Breunig, the owner of Mystic Valley Dairy in Roxbury, Wisconsin, says his farm is one of many facing those challenges.