Farmers have been urged to insure their crops against losses emanating from drought and floods.Victor Umoru, the Managing Director of Africa Exchange (AFEX) Trade Limited Kenya, said crop insurance is the best approach for farmers to cushion themselves against crop loss due to drought or poor rains.
The U.S. Drought Monitor for Texas showed very little relief Thursday despite recent rainfall, including severe storms Sunday. Nearly 80% of Texas was in drought – ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought in the latest report.
Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal on Thursday said that farmers will be given compensation in May for crop damage caused by recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in various parts of the state.
THE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), in a statement issued on April 11, has expressed its deep concern over mounting miseries of farmers and agricultural workers due to the recent spree of rainfall and hailstorm in different states, especially in north India.
The Punjab government has estimated that about 13.46 lakh hectares (lh) of the total 34.89 lh under wheat has suffered losses due to lodging (bending or falling) of the crop following the unseasonal rain and hailstorm. The state has announced to pay a compensation of Rs 15,000 per acre.
The images are familiar: gray clouds of soil billowing from crop fields in a dry, windy spring and road ditches filled with snowbanks crowned with brown.All tell the story of soil erosion. The images, which have prevailed across decades and generations, seem an inevitable outcome of farming.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday started the process of distributing compensation to farmers for crop damage caused by untimely rains.According to an official statement, the government distributed Rs 40 crore to farmers.
Tomato farmers in Northern parts of Nigeria are currently combating the Tomato leaf miner. Apparently, it has threatened to push the cost of tomatoes up by 450 percent and led to a loss of 70 percent in output.
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said crops over more than one lakh acres have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the state.
Drought now affects 60% of the Spanish countryside, with crops like wheat and barley likely to fail entirely in four regions, the main Spanish farmers association said on Thursday.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday assured preparations for the possible effect of Tropical Depression (TD) Amang.In a statement, the DA said it braces for the possible impact of the inclement weather on the standing crops of rice and corn.
In 2014, Charlottetown-based research scientist Bourlaye Fofana was looking for a way to make plant productshealthier by adding the antioxidant selenium.Selenium is amineral that's found in soil, water and some foods. The micronutrient isimportant in the diets of humans and animals.
Unseasonal rain and hailstorms in the first week of April have destroyed crops on some 42,000 hectares in Maharashtra. Wheat, cotton, soyabean, tur, and sorghum, and horticultural crops such as grape, pomegranate, cashew, mango, orange, and banana were severely affected across the State.
The Wildlife Damage Compensation Program compensates agricultural producers for wildlife damage to eligible unharvested crops, stacked hay, stacked greenfeed, as well as silage and haylage in pits and tubes.
In Malta,potato crops suffered considerably from bad weather in early February. "While we were in Berlin, there were severe floods and storms. The streets and fields were flooded.
“Frost was announced so we remain vigilant,” explains Anthony Oboussier, fruit grower based in the Drôme department. “Last week, we struggled at night. One night, the alarm went off at 1.45 am and the temperature was below 1°C at that time.