Rajasthan has emerged as the national leader in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), providing financial protection to millions of farmers against crop losses caused by natural calamities and adverse weather conditions, officials said on Wednesday.
The situation across flood-affected regions of Balasore district remains critical even though the water levels finally receded after three days of inundation. Residents in affected areas have begun assessing the damage and attempting to repair their damaged homes.
SEN. Bong Go urged the government to expand crop insurance, post-harvest infrastructure, and financing programs to protect the agriculture sector from mounting risks and ensure the country’s food security.
Farmers in Jajarkot are spending day and night guarding their maize fields after wild boars and monkeys began destroying crops across several villages in Bheri Municipality.
Twenty-nine local farmers in Barangay Bugo recently received direct access to government agricultural support following a registration drive brought straight to their neighborhood on July 31, 2026.
Severe weather events across South Africa continue to expose the agricultural sector to escalating climate-related risks. While hail remains a major concern, farmers are increasingly having to contend with multiple weather hazards – from strong winds and heavy rainfall to localised flooding and unseasonal conditions – often during the same production cycle.
The 2026 wildfires in France and Spain are a significant test of European property, agricultural and business interruption insurance. The scale of land burned, precautionary evacuations and disruption to rural, tourism and agricultural activity underline the growing relevance of wildfire as a European exposure.
Weeks of heavy monsoon rain and upstream flows from northern rivers have damaged crops largely across parts of Bogura, leaving thousands of farmers facing steep financial losses while government relief remains limited, according to farmers, agriculture officials and district authorities.
Continuous heavy rain sparked a flash flood in Kampung Kuala Namadan on Monday afternoon after Sungai Pegalan overflowed its banks.
Tropical Storm Arthur caused over $112 million in agriculture and infrastructure damage to many parts of central Louisiana.
The scheme, jointly sponsored by the Central and Karnataka governments, provides insurance cover to farmers against crop losses caused by adverse weather conditions such as deficient or excess rainfall and other notified weather-related risks.
The US farm bill crop safety net targets two risks. Crop insurance targets production-period low yield and revenue risk.
The map of the wildfires in Spain leaves this Monday a situation much more favorable than that experienced during the last days of July, although emergency services maintain a wide deployment in several points of the country.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced an initial assistance package of Rs 110 crore for flood-affected people as the state government launched a survey to assess the damage caused by the calamity in which at least six people were killed and 3,567 houses damaged.
After an intense thunderstorm passed through eastern Idaho Thursday evening, sparking a fast-moving wildfire, fire crews have brought the blaze under control.
European plum buyers are facing tighter supplies and significantly higher prices after violent hailstorms, strong winds and extreme heat caused severe crop losses across several key production regions.