The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) Center for African Studies report has stated that Nigeria could reduce crop losses by 50 per cent by deploying the use of digital agriculture.
The drought has had a strong impact on Malaga's mango and avocado crops severely affecting producers. One of these producers is Antonio Sarmiento, 85, who has been producing tropical crops for more than four decades and currently manages a 20-hectare farm in Benamocarra with his five children.
Around 15% of the soybean crop in the state has been infected with the yellow mosaic virus, as per a written reply filed in the legislative council on Monday. The information about the impact on soyabean crops in the state as well as some specific districts was sought by various MLCs.
The chilly temperatures have been cold enough to damage some Valley crops. Green acreage is what you'd prefer to see, even at this time of year.Recent cold temperatures have left this four-acre field full of lemongrass with a brown tinge.
The recent spell of December rain has wreaked havoc on rabi crops in Bengal, leaving farmers in two Burdwan districts, Hooghly, Howrah, Bankura and the two parganas anxious about potential losses that may run into crores. Around 30% of aman crops are currently submerged in waterlogged fields as well.
Crops indroughtare usually not a major concern for the agriculture industry as a whole this time of year. However, this year,winter wheatis an exception.Approximately 38 percent of domestic winter wheat production is located in an area experiencing drought.
Fruit cultivation is increasingly vulnerable to weather extremes. Getting a good crop into storage is no longer always a given and you must get better at guarding against Mother Nature's whims. "Hail net systems are increasingly becoming an investment growers consider," begins Jeroen de Beste of Hermens Fruitsystems.
State and local experts agree on one critical point about the white-tailed deer population in Southold Town: There are far too many of them.Now, help is on the way.
Crop damage has continually been identified as a key concern to Pennsylvania farmers and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau marked working on issues to mitigate the effects of crop damage caused by wildlife as one of its top priorities for 2023.
Severe drought conditions in Spain are causing devastating losses for avocado and mango farms, with production plummeting by 80%. Many farmers are witnessing the unprecedented effects of the drought, leading to significantly reduced mango production from 300,000 to 70,000 kilos.
On July 10, 2023, Vermont felt the brunt of the flood's wrath. Massachusetts wasn't spared, either. Farms in the western part of the state got hit hard.Natural Rootsis a 7.5-acre organic farm in the town of Conway, Massachusetts.
New South Wales, a region famed for its vibrant cherry production, has recently faced a devastating blow due to unexpected hailstorms on Saturday, December 2nd. This severe weather, characterised by heavy rains and strong winds, has particularly affected cherry orchards, leading to significant crop damage just before the crucial Christmas period.
The findings are a wake-up call: European potato yields are under severe threat from climate change. Drought and heat, two of the most significant byproducts of global warming, are drastically reducing crop yields.
Rice farmers within the West Kano Irrigation Scheme are staring at a Sh50 million loss after flood water marooned rice under farms.The scheme chairman Jared Odoyo says rice crop within the 650 acres is now wasted as the region continues to receive heavy amounts of rains.
Following a cold snap in May and a wet summer in the Empire State, the USDA designated four counties in the state as natural disaster areas, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a news release. The governor’s office said the USDA bases this disaster designation on crop loss reporting to local Farm Service Agencies in the state.
According to the Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (CEPEA), a new heat wave in Brazil’s São Paulo state has been concerning citrus growers. Temperatures are higher than those registered in the last wave in September and are lasting longer.