Rain finally fell on Li Benguo’s parched peach farm on Thursday after almost a month. But it arrived a little too late.For many farmers like Li, the record-breaking heat wave that has baked southwest China has already taken its toll.
The discovery of a gene that is resistant to the virus that causes the cassava mosaic disease could help the development of disease-resistant cassava varieties and boost food security in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Researchers at two UK universities are starting a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’ to monitor crops for pest infestations and plant disease. Aston University is collaborating with Harper Adams University to research and develop technology using light to monitor crop health.
Farmland and crops in some parts of North Korea’s two Hwanghae provinces, considered the country’s breadbasket, have suffered damage due to recent rains and winds, Daily NK has learned.
The district administration has ordered an assessment of crop loss in agricultural fields alongside the Beas after riverwater entered the fields in the area. Deputy Commissioner Munish Kumar visited the area on Wednesday and ordered a girdawari.
Hungarian apple growers are fighting for their very survival due to the detrimental effect of changing and severe weather challenges. The coming apple harvest is expected to be the weakest of the last decade.
This summer was a dry one with hot sunny days and little to no rain until recently, and the state’s blueberry growers are taking a hit because of it. This season will see a decrease in yields due to the dry weather, according to researchers and farmers.
The rains have stopped falling in East Africa. Over four consecutive seasons, the land has remained dry, resulting in one of the worst droughts in decades. The region is sadly no stranger to drought.
In Balasore, farmers residing in low-lying areas of Baliapal, Bhograi, Jaleswar and Basta blocks demanded immediate compensation for the crops damaged by floods in Subarnarekha and Jalaka rivers.
In 2022, the warehousing of Shandong cold storage potatoes in the province was basically completed in early July. Judging from the final data, the warehousing volume in 2022 hit the lowest level since 2015.
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Even as residents in hilly areas of Kerala are in despair due to rampant crop loss from wild animal attacks, the forest department is seen callous incompensation disbursal.Though wild animal attacks are costing lakhs for the farmers, the compensation distribution is meagre.
China's long heatwave and drought is posing a "serious threat" to the country's autumn crops and everything possible should be done to try to expand water availability, the agriculture ministry said in a notice posted on Tuesday.
Applying new CRISPR-based technology to a broad agricultural need, researchers at the University of California San Diego have set their aims on a worldwide pest known to decimate valuable food crops.
For three weeks now, Hokkaido pumpkins have been harvested in the Rhine-Main region. But a very weak marketing season is emerging, says Eduard Schendel, board member and sales manager of OGZ Rhein-Main.
The latest surveys carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture show that the campaigns to combat the incidence ofDelottococuss aberiae, also known ascotonet, are having an effect. Sources from the Generalitat point out that there is an 8 to 50% reduction in their incidence in the most affected regions.
“Not surprising is a good way to describe this year’s drought.” So says Brad Rubin, Wells Fargo food and agribusiness specialty crops sector manager, of the 2022 drought picture for the state of California.