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24.10.2022

Nigeria - Farmers count losses as 2022 floods impede food security drive

The impact of the 2022 floods on agriculture and food production has been devastating and has resulted in the loss of crops, livestock, and other essential agricultural infrastructures.

24.10.2022

UK - Are potatoes at risk due to climate change?

Some researchers fear that the humble potato may struggle to grow in the UK in years to come, due to the effects of climate change. Take Scotland; it's fields grow a quarter of Britain's potato crop. However, favorites such as Ayrshire and Maris Piper are said to be at risk as temperatures rise.

24.10.2022

Iraq - Drought crisis destroys income and crops countrywide

A quarter of the 1,341 householdssurveyedby NRC across five governorates this year said they witnessed over 90 per cent of wheat failure this season, a direct result of water shortages according to those interviewed.

24.10.2022

India - Elephants create ruckus, destroy crop fields in Parvathipuram Manyam

Around four elephants destroyed the crop fields in the Parvathipuram Manyam, said district forest officials.The incident was reported on Sunday in the Vengapuram village of Balijipet Mandal of Parvathipuram Manyam.

24.10.2022

Pakistan - Balochistan has faced extreme weather conditions this year as a result of climate change

Balochistan has faced extreme weather conditions this year as a result of climate change. Moderate to severe drought-like conditions were followed by heavy rainfall — nearly 500% greater than the past 30-year average.

24.10.2022

Australia - NSW floods cause $190 million crop damage

NSW wheat farmers expect the bill from flooding rain that has wiped out wheat crops in the northwest of the state to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.Agronomists have estimated "conservative" losses of 120,000 hectares of wheat with an estimated value up to $192 million as a result of widespread flooding in the Moree, Walgett and Narrabri areas.

24.10.2022

India - UP farmers want reassessment of crop loss due to rain

Farmers in Pilibhit are claiming that they have suffered crop losses to the tune of Rs 100 crore.A recent survey of the same by the commissioner of Bareilly division, Sanyukta Samaddar, claims that the damage to crops in Pilibhit district is around Rs 4.5 crore.

24.10.2022

USA - Farmers can enroll in ARC, PLC programs for 2023 crop year

Farmers can now change election and enroll in theAgriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverageprograms for the 2023 crop year, two key safety net programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Signup began Monday, and farmers have until March 15, 2023, to enroll in these two programs.

21.10.2022

USA - Salinas Fall lettuce challenges

The Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) has been extremely aggressive in large swaths of the Salinas Valley for over three months, and diseases such as Sclerotinia, Fusarium Wilt, and others have also caused die-off in many crops.

21.10.2022

Philippines - Agri damage in Ilocos, Cagayan, Cordillera reaches P583-M

The agricultural damage caused by tropical cyclones Maymay and Neneng in the Cordillera, Ilocos, and Cagayan Valley regions has reached PHP583.45 million, the Department of Agriculture - Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (DA-DRRM) said on Friday.

21.10.2022

USA - Henderson County farmers receive $14M from state for 'devastating' 2021 crop losses

Henderson County farmers have received millions in state funding to lessen the financial impacts from devastating crop losses in 2021.Several crops, primarily apples and blackberries, suffered from a spring freeze in April last year followed by flooding from Tropical Storm Fred that August.

21.10.2022

India - CM will be notified of crop damage due to Kollidam surge

Environment Minister Siva V Meyyanathan said the issue of crops sustaining damage due to the surge in the Kollidam would be taken to the notice of Chief Minister M K Stalin. The minister had inspected the impact of the floods in Kollidam block in Mayiladuthurai on Thursday.

21.10.2022

India - Farmers prepare for cold weather in potential loss of crops

As people bundle up for the cold, Alachua County farmers prepared crops for cooler weather.Wednesday marked the first time this fall season that temperatures dropped below 50 degrees in Alachua County.

21.10.2022

USA - New UF report paints grim picture of Hurricane Ian damage to agriculture

A new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IAFS) report is shedding light on the devastating impact Hurricane Ian had on the state’s agricultural industry.

21.10.2022

India - South Bihar farmers say drought compensation too little too late

Farrmers in the11 South Bihardistricts that were declared drought-hit by the state are disgruntled with the Rs 3,500 government compensation announced for each family. The amountis insufficient to cover the losses they have incurred due to extensive crop loss during the dry monsoon months.

21.10.2022

Spain - Verna lemon production falls by 50% in the province of Alicante

"Now, there is a generalized decrease in Alicante's citrus fruit production due to the difficult weather conditions in spring (the rainiest spring recorded in the Valencian Community) that affected the flowering season; the high summer temperatures, and the delay in the harvesting of the fruit caused by the market situation."

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