For the first time in Burundi’s history, farmers can insure their crops against drought and flooding. Jean Marie Vianney Nsabiyumva of Cordaid explains how the scheme works and why scaling it up requires support.
A Central Texas farm is opening for its spring season with far fewer tulips than expected after a stretch of severe weather damaged this year’s crop.
With a push towards crop diversification, integrated farming, assured procurement and strict monitoring, the Centre signals a sharper, more accountable approach to strengthening farm incomes and reducing risk for small landholders.
The Maharashtra government has extended the deadline for E-Peek Pahani registration for the Rabi season till March 31, 2026.
The schemes provide comprehensive risk coverage and financial protection to farmers, ensuring that they are not left helpless in the face of agricultural losses.
It is a determined group representing cutting-edge, highly innovative agriculture. These are farms led by young entrepreneurs for whom the first challenge is technology, from drones to blockchain.
The European Commission has launched the ‘Women in Farming’ platform, a new initiative designed to empower women in agriculture and promote equal opportunities in rural communities.
A sudden spell of rain and gusty winds has dealt a fresh blow to potato farmers in Rangpur division, who were already struggling with a sharp fall in market prices.
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), Government of Odisha, recognised IRRI for its efforts to strengthen drought resilience in Balangir district.
Pellets from waste wool may be a new revenue stream for sheep farmers, while offering a sustainable soil amendment for horticulture.
The increasing movement of elephants in the Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh has spread panic among villagers. Herds of elephants have damaged houses, destroyed food stocks and trampled crops in several villages.
During the first decade of March, there was still ground frost in most of the territory of Dnipropetrovsk region, by the end of the decade the ground thawed completely. This was reported by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Hydrometeorological Center on Facebook.
Former Haryana Finance Minister and INLD leader Sampat Singh lashed out at the BJP-led central and state governments on the issue of ‘profiteering’ by private insurance companies under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has initiated an inquiry after a farmer from Gagsina village in the district alleged that a fungicide spray destroyed his wheat crop spread over 6 acres.
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board Agricultural insurance board begins damage assessments for Maha season crop losseshas announced that damage assessment activities have commenced in several districts to facilitate the release of compensation to farmers affected by crop damage during the 2025/2026 Maha season.
"It was strange. We've now had three rainy days with temperatures around 8 degrees in a short period, something I had only experienced for two days in the 18 years I've been in Portugal," Wim de Weert recalls.