An increase in crop-invading pests has started to imperil the livelihoods and economic conditions of farmers in Rajasthan. A visit to the Alwar district of Rajasthan revealed that farmers here faced repeated pest attacks for the past four years.
Something to consider as you search for happy hours to celebrate National Margarita Day: The delicious concoction's main ingredient is threatened by changing weather and new strain on the agave plant's vital pollinator -- the bat.
For Aziz Kingrani, a farmer in Dadu City, homelessness wasn’t the onlyfearbrought on by the massive floods. A destruction of crops worth more than $18 million in rupees means Kingrani won’t be able to feed his extended family of 18.
Federal crop insurance has undergone many revisions since its establishment by Congress 95 years ago, but its original intent to keep farmers on the land has remained steadfast.
A Hervey Bay garden has been found to be the home of a very destructive and invasive bug that attacks the roots of crops and can result in severe crop loss.Sweet potato, chili, cotton, ginger, guava, papaya, soybean, watermelon, tobacco, and a number of other plants have all been documented to be impacted by the pest.
Due to the lack of snow and rains, apple and stone fruit producers in Himachal, India are likely to have a lower harvest this year. The insufficient cold units and delayed flowering will lead to lower production.
The Western Cape is receiving larger amounts of summer rainfall than usual just as the Department of Water and Sanitation has notified the public that the average level of Western Cape dams has fallen below 50%.
Farmers in Naugaon village, Alwar in Rajasthan, report severe losses every season due to havoc caused byagriculture pests and diseases. During a ground visit, farmers claimed that warming temperatures have worsened the destruction of crops by pests brought out by climate change.
This year’s temperature swings has been a cause for concern among west Niagara’s wineries and grape growers.According to winemakers, production hasn’t been impacted, but the yo-yoing weather is not ideal for grapes.
A cold snap is on the way for the Okanagan, with temperatures to cool down as early as Tuesday afternoon.And according to Global BC’s Chief Meteorologist, Mark Madryga, it will be even colder as the week progresses.
Recent floods have taken a heavy toll on South African farmers who have reported major losses on their farms.Farmers across the country are reporting substantial damage to farms after days of heavy downpours which led to farm floods.
TheFebruary edition of the JRC MARS Bulletin - Global outlook for North Africa- describes a cereal season marked by drought in large parts of the Maghreb, where cereal yield potentials have been negatively impacted.
Cyclone Gabrielle has hit New Zealand farmers hard, some have lost everything. Some apple growers has just started the harvest and the orchards were full of trees with apples waiting to be harvested, many have nothing left.
The weather has been mostly dry over Punjab and Haryana since February 1, and experts are worried that this may have an impact on our wheat crops.This dry spell can be attributed to the absence of significant western disturbances or storm systems originating from the Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, the meteorological office said on Sunday.
After the two days of bad weather on 8 and 9 February that devastated numerous farms in Sicily, a difficult damage assessment has begun. Water is slowly beginning to drain away from fields and greenhouses, but unfortunately, in some areas, it will still take days before being physically able to move into the land.
First, because of the high temperatures recorded in autumn and the warm start of winter, and now because of the persistent low temperatures recorded since two weeks ago, which have created an unusual scenario that is resulting in shortages of all fruit and vegetable products.