Climatechange and habitat lossare combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems intertwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study.
Manipur's Sirarakhong village is unlikely to celebrate Hathei festival this year as the livelihood of over 250 ‘hathei’ (Chili pepper) farmers of the village located inwest of Ukhrul district has been severely affected with crop failure, in what could be termed as an impact of climate change.
The Unió de Pagesos has stated that the drought has "significantly" affected agricultural plantations dependent on the swamps of Guiamets, in the Ribera d'Ebre and Priorat, Margalef, as well as in the Priorat, and Riudecanyes swamp, in Baix Camp and Tarragonès, which won't share more water in the remainder of 2023.
Global economic losses could reach $5 trillion under a "plausible increase" in extreme weather events linked to climate change that cause crop failures and food and water shortages, insurance marketplace Lloyd's of London said on Wednesday.
Two Missouri State University agriculture professors received grants from theU.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculturetotaling nearly $600,000.
The El Nino effect has pushed up temperatures by 2-5 degrees Celsius above normal during October in Karnataka.Officials in the Agriculture Department say that every one-degree increase in temperature during winter will result in a 10 per cent crop loss.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced in late September that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’preliminary estimates of damageto Florida agriculture from Hurricane Idalia, including more than $447 million in total losses and damages across the state’s diverse agricultural sectors.
Farmers in Borno, a state inNorth East Nigeria, have said climate change is affecting their crop yields due to high temperatures and unpredictable rain patterns.Umar Abba, one of such farmers in the Jere area of Borno, told HumAngle that this farming season has been terrible for them.
Scottish farmers say last weekend's flooding has resulted in some of the biggest losses in food crops the industry has ever seen. NFU Scotland said millions of pounds worth of unharvested vegetables have been damaged by flood waters described as unprecedented for the time of year.
"In Spain, we usually begin harvesting raspberries in mid-September. It's already a month later now," says Jan van Bergeijk. The Dutchman is responsible for raspberry sales at the Plusberries group in Huelva, Spain.
Mark Carroll, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Floyd County, said this year’s pumpkin production yields are down 20%-40% due to drought in areas where the bulk of Texas’ crop is grown.
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday sought to know from the central and Telangana state government as to why a comprehensive "crop insurance scheme" which covers all types of losses faced by farmers was not implemented in Telangana.
Soybean producers in the Midwest and Upper Midwestern areas of the United States need to keep an eye on the weather this wee as harvest season continues to monitor the potential for frost in the forecast that could threaten struggling soybean crops.
After floods led to huge losses, Himachal Pradesh fruit and vegetable growers are considering taking out huge loans for the next crop cycle. Floods and incessant rain in July not only damaged the infrastructure of the state but also affected the quality and quantity of crops such as apple, plum, pear, tomato, cauliflower, beans, capsicum, chilli, cabbage, eggplant, peas and broccoli, causing huge losses.
Moderate to heavy rains coupled with high velocity winds during the night have made paddy growers anxious as it is anticipated that they might opt for early harvesting to avoid damages caused by the inclement weather instead of waiting for the moisture content in the grain to drop to the optimum level.
The 2023 U.S. corn and soybean harvest is in full swing with farmers now getting a better sense of crop yields following a growing season characterized by extended periods of dry weather across much of the Corn Belt.