Agroinsurance

India - Weather-based crop insurance for Assam tea

The expansion of the provision of the Restructured Weather-based Crop Insurance scheme to tea is good news for growers in Assam.

India - Mumbai weather alert: IMD issues yellow alert; warns of lightning, gusty winds and widespread rain across Maharashtra

Mumbai, Thane and Palghar are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall. The intensity may drop slightly over the next two days, with moderate rain expected across all three districts.

Jamaica - Gov’t Allocates $300m to Strengthen Agricultural Crime Prevention

The Government has allocated $300 million to train and deploy Agricultural Wardens islandwide, to curb praedial larceny and other agricultural crimes.

Fire and agriculture drive soil degradation in the southern Brazilian Amazon

Frequent forest fires and agricultural expansion are degrading soil health in the southern Brazilian Amazon.

Cryptosporidiosis affects four in five UK dairy farms

Four in fivedairyfarmers have experienced cryptosporidiosis in their herds, with significant financial and welfare implications, according to new research.

Blue food making waves for sustainability and security in East Asia

East Asia is well-positioned to lead the global transition towards sustainable aquatic food systems, or ‘blue food’.

Italy - Farmers devastated as nationwide crisis wipes out key crop

Fig lovers in Italy and beyond might find their favorite fruit harder to come by this year.

Zimbabwe interested in Belarusian dairy products and agricultural machinery

Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Minister Yuri Gorlov held negotiations with the Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Vangelis Haritatos, sb.by reports

Azerbaijan to host agricultural product festivals across 13 regions

Azerbaijan is set to hold agricultural product festivals in 13 locations across 9 economic zones, aiming to promote local production and highlight the economic potential of various regions.

Brazilian food org aims to change local agriculture methods

Food awareness organisation ProVeg Brazil has began a project to help Brazilian livestock farmers transition to plant-based agroforestry.

USA - D2D satellite tech could make livestock tracking far more affordable in future

Andy Kessler is the VP Enterprise and Land Mobile for global communications companyViasat.

USA - Commercial bee colony collapse threatens Washington apple, berry agriculture

Hundreds of flatbed loads of honey bees are trucked into Washington every spring, enabling the production of apples, cherries, pears and berries in the state.

India - Growers welcome Centre's move to include tea in weather insurance scheme

Tea growers hailed the government's decision to bring the sector under the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS), which they said would help mitigate losses due to erratic rainfall and rising temperatures.

USA - Winds up to 80 mph, ‘gustinadoes’ in northern Iowa storm

Wednesday’s storm that hit Sibley and other areas of northwest Iowa caused damage to crops, trees, buildings and power lines, but Peter Rodgers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, says videos of the storm posted online do not show it was a tornado.

South Korea grapples with surging prices for livestock, processed foods

Livestock and processed food prices in South Korea have soared, fueled by multiple factors including currency depreciation and rising raw material costs, further straining residents' cost of living.