People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly altering climatic conditions in what is said to be the fourth most climate change affected country worldwide; that’s according to the UNResident Coordinator, the most senior UN official in the Indian Ocean island nation.
Avoiding yield loss is a challenge during every growing season for producers. Losses can be minimalized pending how one keeps insects and weeds at a minimum. The warm temperatures during the month of February is beginning to worry wheat producers on the High Plains.
Adam Schneider is studying the root cause of a branched broomrape, which has caused problems for California’s $1.5 Billion processing tomato industry.Schneider says in fields that are heavily infected by this parasite, crop yields can be up to 95% lost.
In a severe blow to the Okanagan region, a winter cold snap has decimated up to 80% of stone fruit crops, including peaches, apricots, plums, and nectarines, according to the BC Fruit Growers' Association.
Farmers, who lost crops and yields due to the unprecedented rains in December 2023, heaved a sigh of relief after the state government allocated Rs 208.20 crore to 2.74 lakh farmers of the southern districts.
The agriculture sector in Western Visayas is facing escalating damage due to the relentless El Niño phenomenon, with the latest data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showing a significant increase in agricultural losses.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a research programme aimed at preventing crop loss from Fusarium Basal Rot (FBR), an infection caused by a soil-borne fungus.
Climate change has resulted in increasingly extreme weather events worldwide. NIBIO research scientist Pål Thorvaldsen is among the many scientists who participated in a large international drought experiment initiated by the University of Michigan, U.S.
Big losses are projected for Lower Rio Grande Valley Agriculture due to water shortages, according to a new report.The report, titled ‘Estimated Economic Impacts of Irrigation Water Shortages on Lower Rio Grande Valley Agriculture,’ was produced by the Texas A&M Center for North American Studies.
As the cultivation of rabi paddy picks up pace in the district, farmers of some areas are facing a daunting challenge with stem borer pests wreaking havoc on their crops. The infestation of stem borers has been reported from the Hirakud command area in the district.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Agriculture MRK Panneerselvam on Tuesday announced that the government would develop special 'climate smart villages', which would demonstrate climate change mitigation technologies to farmers and other stakeholders.
With warmer weather and less snow than usual, Minnesota farmers are discussing potential impacts to the 2024 planting season.Jeffrey Strock, a professor at theSouthwest Research and Outreach Centerin Lamberton, Minnesota, provides expert commentary on what Minnesota farmers can expect this spring.
In the verdant expanses of Brazil's Erechim region, a narrative of challenge and adaptation unfolds as citrus producers grapple with the whims of nature. Excessive rainfall has marred the usual splendor of the citrus orchards, leading to poor flower fruiting and the premature dropping of young fruits.
A town of Negros Occidental may be placed under a state of calamity if the intense heat brought on by the El Niño phenomenon continues to damage crops.Mayor John Rey Tabujara of Cauayan town on Friday, Feb. 16, said the dry spell has so far damaged mostly rainfed rice crops in 14 of 25 barangays.
The yield of samba and thaladi crops in the Cauvery delta districts has come down by 50% due to extreme drought, PM president and Rajya Sabha member Anbumani Ramadoss said, urging state govt to provide a compensation of 40,000 per acre to the farmers who had suffered huge losses.
In a significant move to combat the aftermath of devastating weather conditions that have wreaked havoc on agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has stepped forward with a comprehensive aid package aimed at mitigating the losses incurred by farmers across the nation.