2022 marks the fifth year since 2017 that the insurance industry had to disburse over $100 billion to cover the costs of annual natural catastrophe losses, new data reveals - highlighting the worldwide need to speed up and scale climate resilience efforts.
The threat posed by pathogens to global wheat crops is increasing as a result of the effects of climate change, researchers at the GEMS Informatics Centre (GEMS) of the University of Minnesota and non-profit organisation 2Blades Foundation (2Blades) have jointly warned in a new study (published in “Frontiers in Plant Sciences”).
The well-known Desaru Fruit Farm in Malaysia has suffered losses of about RM600,000 (€132,000) after 90 per cent of its orchard was flooded. Desaru Fruit Farm director Alice Tong Ah Chin said water guava, banana, bidara (jujube) and pomelo were among the fruits that were badly damaged when the orchard was flooded on Tuesday.
The Secretary of Agriculture of the Union of Small Farmers (UPA), Antonio Moreno, estimated that the repeated frosts of the last days in large cultivation areas of the Region of Murcia, where the thermometers have fallen to negative values, had affected more than 40% of the flowering of the extra-early fruit in this region.
Arizona citrus growers are working hard this week to keep their plants thriving during this cold snap as overnight temps are hovering around the freezing mark. Fortunately, the plants at Agritopia in Gilbert are doing well because the farmers plan in advance, and know how to handle the temps.
Several factors are putting Moroccan producers in difficulty, suggesting a likely decline in export volumes of some products, according to Mr. Yassine Tlati of the Moroccan exporter Aitr Zohour.
As if the agri sector in South Africa isn’t faced with enough problems at the moment, in a few months there will probably be a change in weather conditions from favorable rains to drier and hot conditions. This would be a switch from a prolonged period of La Niña to El Niño.
After a good season for Lebanese apples last year, the current season is getting off to worrisome weather, anticipating concerns from Lebanese apple producers. Mr. Rudolph Elias, CEO of the exporter Agreen Organics, speaks on the challenges of the apple season in Lebanon.
This week, farmers in the Murcia region are waking up in different scenes of devastation: lettuce, artichokes, and even citrus fruits are frozen solid in their fields as a result of sub-zero temperatures.
The last two days of rain and hailstorm as well as severe ground frost the previous week damaged mustard crops in several places in north India, especially Rajasthan and Punjab, locals reported.
South African weather experts are predicting that El Niño will strike later this year, bringing extremely high temperatures and devastating droughts. At a time when there are rolling blackouts in South Africa, an even bigger problem lies ahead.
California strawberry farmers have suffered up to $200 million in damage from wind, rain and floods. These devastated some 1,840 acres from Southern California to the Central Coast, an industry group reports.
North Island: Consistent rain has impacted harvesting and planting schedules. It is also causing vegetable shortages and quality issues. The Coromandel Peninsula, Gisborne, and the east coast of the North Island experienced heavy rainfall in early January.
Greenhouses in the south of Kazakhstan could not stand the freezing cold caused by the recent snowfall and broke under the weight of the snow, leading to many young crops being lost. As a result, the price of vegetables may rise soon.
Heavy rains in six Tamil Nadu districts since November have ruined the cultivation of pearl onions. Farmers estimate around80 per cent of crops have been destroyedby the unexpected rainfall. As a result, the prices are skyrocketing in several districts of the state.
The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced compensation to the tune of about Rs 223 crore, to farmers affected by loss of tur crop, due to pest attack in parts of the state.