As a prolonged heatwave and drought grip several countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF is sounding the alarm on the dire situation faced by vulnerable communities who are bearing the brunt of climate change.
Zimbabwe's once-thriving cotton industry is facing its worst season in years, with production likely to plummet due to the devastating effect of the El Niño-induced drought.
A total of 11,354 farmers from 143 villages in the district have registered the rabi crop losses in 53,436 acres of land owing to hailstorm coupled with rain and high velocity winds recently. They have registered the losses on the e-Kshatipurti portal to claim compensation for the same.
As part of its General Assembly meeting, AREFLH (the Assembly of Horticultural Regions) organized a public conference in Central Macedonia to discuss the changes underway in Europe regarding the CAP and the new strategic horizon for the agricultural sector.
Peach trees are blooming at Jaemor Farms in Alto, Georgia, this week. It’s a stark contrast from last year, when an abnormally warm winter followed by freezing temperatures destroyed a significant amount of the state’s favorite fruit.
A Perthshire MSP said last week that the Scottish Government has “a moral obligation” to compensate farmers for damage caused by beavers.Mid Scotland and Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser pointed out that farmers by the rivers Tay, Ericht and Isla had suffered “significant loss” due to flooding and crop damage.
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.