Agroinsurance

USA - USDA allocates $165M to protect livestock from New World screwworm

The U.S. paused cattle imports from Mexico as the flesh-eating insect that has ravaged livestock in South America moves north.

India - Heavy rains cause fruit splitting in Nilakottai grape farms, affecting over 50% of crops

In Nilakottai, a region in India, grape farms covering an area of 243 hectares have experienced widespread fruit splitting due to heavy rains in recent weeks.

Canadian farmers scramble after staple crop gets devastated

Extreme weatherevents in British Columbia have made farming in the region challenging. Some crops were reduced bynearly 90%this year after a brutal cold snap in January devastated peach and wine grape crops.

Bangladesh - Irrigation helps produce 12.45 lakh tonnes additional crops in Rajshahi

Additional 12.45 lakh tonnes of crops are being produced every year as a result of need-based infrastructural developments in the countrys northwest region.

USA - Industry advocates ask for $3B through USDA specialty crops program

Alliance co-chairs have responded to specialty crops being left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.

India - Himachal sees driest winter in eight years, horticulture university issues advisory to farmers

Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing significantwaterstress with the driest October, November, and December months in the past eight years, Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture said on Wednesday, advising farmers to switch to integrated farming systems.

Australia - Tomato potato psyllid detected in Victoria, growers urged to monitor crops

Tomato growers are encouraged to monitor their crops following the detection of tomato potato psyllid in a glasshouse at a tomato production facility on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Trinidad and Tobago - Over 3,000 bushfires in 2024; $888,000 in crops destroyed

The proliferation of illegal fires in Trinidad in Tobago is affecting the countrys food security, with over 3,000 bushfires reported and approximately $888,000 in crops destroyed as a result, during the 2024 dry season.

University group hopes to transform UK crop monitoring with AI

Funding has been issued to a University of Manchester spinout group hoping to roll out spectral imaging technology, combined with AI-powered insights, to farmers.

Kenya - Farmers call for clarity on planned nationwide livestock vaccination drive

Livestock farmers in Nyeri are calling for more information in regard to the planned nationwide livestock vaccination drive scheduled for next year.

Nigeria to Overhaul Milk Collection Regulations Amid Calls for Improved Livestock Development

Nigerias federal government has announced plans to reform the countrys milk collection mechanisms and inspect the entire value chain.

USA - Oyster Farmers Help Restore Reefs in Barnegat, Great Bay Region

The first oyster reef planting in the local watershed for the multifaceted, partner-driven COASTAL (Conservation Opportunities Advancing Sustainable Technologies for Aquaculture Leases) project is complete, the Ocean County Soil Conservation District reports.

US government finalizes its first aquaculture development plan in 40 years

The White House National Science and Technology Council has finalized the federal governments new aquaculture plan, the first in 40 years.

Belize - Ministry of Agriculture and Taiwan Ambassador inaugurate new Guinea Grass Water System

Оn Dесеmbеr 16, 2024, Міnіѕtеr оf Аgrісulturе, Fооd Ѕесurіtу, аnd Еntеrрrіѕе Јоѕе Аbеlаrdо Маі аnd Таіwаn Аmbаѕѕаdоr Lіlу Lі-Wеn Нѕu јоіnеd rеѕіdеntѕ оf Guіnеа Grаѕѕ Vіllаgе fоr thе оffісіаl іnаugurаtіоn оf thе Guіnеа Grаѕѕ Wаtеr Ѕуѕtеm.

India - Ramanathapuram farmers stage protest demanding crop insurance

Members of Tamil Maanila Vivasaya Thozhilalar Sangam staged a protest here on Tuesday demanding crop insurance for farmlands damaged during the heavy downpour in 2023-24.