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09.11.2022

Pakistan - Life after flood devastation

Almost one-fifth of Pakistan’s area suffers due to floods. As already seen, floods massively damaged all provinces, but major damage has occurred in Sindh. Both Baluchistan and KPK face huge infrastructural damage.

09.11.2022

India - Concerns rise as brown planthoppers eat into paddy fields

Farmersof Mahakalapada, Rajnagar, Rajkanika, Pattamundai and Garadapur blocks of the district are in a tight spot after large tracts of their paddy crops in flowering stage stand damaged due to pest attack by brown planthoppers (BPH) in the areas.

09.11.2022

Argentina - Winemakers face a challenging 2023 vintage after severe frost

Winemakers in Mendoza and other wine-producing areas of Argentina are assessing damage following two consecutive nights of freezing temperatures last week. Mendoza’s government declared an agricultural state of emergency after more than 10,000 hectares of vineyards saw temperatures down as low as -4.5 C.

09.11.2022

USA - Crop damaging pests, disease and weed found in northeast North Dakota in 2022

Diseases, an insect and a weed, all which have the potential to cause severe crop losses showed up — some for the first time — in northeast North Dakota fields during the 2022 growing season.

09.11.2022

India - Farmers cite lack of options as stubble burning turns air toxic in the north

The national capital Delhi and surrounding areas are enveloped in a layer of smog each winter as cold, heavy air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from the crop stubble burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana.

08.11.2022

India - Crop insurance set to turn into a chimera for delta farmers

With just a week left for insuring the ‘samba’ paddy, a majority of Delta farmers feel that the crop insurance is all set to turn into a chimera for them.

08.11.2022

Argentina - Agricultural emergency decreed due to damage caused by late frosts to vineyards and fruit trees

The Ministry of Economy and Energy of Mendoza, through the Undersecretary of Agriculture and Livestock, continues to assess the damage caused by the late frosts recorded in recent days in productive areas, after decreeing the state of emergency or agricultural disaster.

08.11.2022

UN: Last 8 years the hottest ever

The last eight years have been the hottest ever recorded, with an increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to blame.That’s according to the latest climate report by the UN’sWorld Meteorological Organization(WMO), which has published some of its findings just as world leaders meet to discuss climate action at COP27.

08.11.2022

India - Kashmir's farmers suffer floods and drought as glaciers melt

When spring flooding in Kashmir's Himalayan mountains drowned the mustard crops on Ghulam Hassan's farm, he knew at least he would have his summer rice harvest to provide food for his family and fodder for his cattle.

08.11.2022

Invasive fruit fly may pose threat to forest ecosystems

The invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD), introduced from South-East Asia, is a well-known fruit crop pest. It lays its eggs by destroying the mechanical protection of the fruit's skin, providing an entry point for further infestation.

08.11.2022

USA - Crop insurance companies dealing with heavy number of crop loss claims

With a second year of drought that has hit many regions of the upper Midwest, crop insurance companies have been busy filing claims from farmers that suffered crop losses. Ellie Daisy is the Insurance Services Officer with Farm Credit Services of America at Yankton, South Dakota.

08.11.2022

Climate change means farmers in West Africa need more ways to combat pests

The link between climate change and the spread of crop pests has been established byresearchand evidence.Farmersare noticing the link themselves, alongside higher temperatures and greater variability in rainfall. All these changes are having an impact on harvests across Africa.

07.11.2022

India - A year of extreme weather events has weighed heavy on agricultural sector

After a difficult two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manjeet Singh was hopeful that 2022 would bring some cheer. A farmer from Harigarh village in Punjab’s Barnala district, Singh owns 4.04 hectares of farmland, his only source of his livelihood.

07.11.2022

USA - Drought concerns continue with slight changes

Drought concerns are still continuing for all parts of Siouxland but some areas worse than others.Some areas, particularly in northeast Nebraska are under the highest drought conditions, Exceptional Drought, the highest drought category.

07.11.2022

India - Cotton off season management vital to eradicate Pink Bollworm

Farmers should follow off-season management to protect next crop of cotton from pests and enhance per acre production, said Assistant Director Agriculture Information Abdus Samad.

07.11.2022

India - Govt panels to assess climate crisis impact on crop yields

India recorded its hottest March on record this year, which shaved off 3 million tonne from its wheat output. In September, a late surge in monsoon flooded several states, destroying oilseeds and pulses, and delaying the rice harvest.

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