India - Punjab faces its worst paddy procurement crisis in 25 years
In mandis across Punjab, unsold paddy rots under open skies as the Centre and State play blame games, pushing farmers towards desperation and debt.
06.11.2024
06.11.2024
Bangladesh - Hailstorm damages crops in Narsingdi
Various areas of Narsingdi district witnessed heavy hailstorm with gusty wind on Tuesday evening. This untimely hailstorm and rain caused serious damage to the winter crops.
06.11.2024
Rainfall Brings Hope And Frost Concerns To Argentina's Crop Forecast
Argentinas agricultural landscape is seeing mixed forecasts: the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange (BdeC) predicts much-needed rain in the north, but potential frosts threaten wheat fields in the southeast.
06.11.2024
India - Shriram General Insurance plans to re-enter crop insurance business
Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd announced plans to re-enter the crop insurance portfolio as part of its diversification strategy. Shriram General Insurance, jointly owned by the diversified Shriram Group and Africa-based Sanlam Ltd, offers a range of general insurance products.
06.11.2024
IFAD and Sierra Leone partner to boost farm productivity with Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project
The UNsInternational Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)and the Government of Sierra Leone have signed a financing agreement to launch the Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project (LLDP).
06.11.2024
UK wheat imports highest in over a decade due to small crop
Wheat imports into the UK this year are forecast to be at the highest volumes since 2012, partially due to a smaller domestic wheat crop with lower proteins.
06.11.2024
Southeast Asia, Africa seen as emerging markets for agricultural machinery, says FederUnacoma top official
FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, has recorded a spike in imports of agricultural machinery from several countries in Southeast Asia and Africa, an official has said.
06.11.2024
Switzerland - from 2025 farmers will benefit from a government premium reduction of 30% on drought and frost insurance
2024 was an average to good year for Swiss hail damage. While damage in Switzerland was rather high, the overall damage rate was noticeably improved thanks to international activity. From 2025, farmers in Switzerland will benefit from a government premium reduction of 30% on frost and drought insurance. These risks for arable crops, wine, fruit and berries can now also be insured separately. The portfolio has also been expanded to include animal disease insurance for dairy cattle and suckler cows.
05.11.2024
Water overuse in Brazil's MATOPIBA region could mean failure to meet up to 40% of local demand for crop irrigation
Considered one of the fastest-growing agricultural frontiers in Brazil, and the area with the highest greenhouse gas emissions in the Cerrado, Brazils savanna-type biome, the region known as MATOPIBA, risks facing water shortages in the years ahead.
05.11.2024
USDA issues more than $235M in natural disaster relief
The USDA says it issued payments to ag producers affected by recent natural disasters, including $143 million in crop insurance indemnities for Florida producers impacted by Hurricane Milton.
05.11.2024
Canada - “Aquaculture is agriculture”, states new head of seafood farmers alliance
The new chair of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) is calling on Ottawa to integrate the seafood farming sector into Agriculture/Agri-Food Canada and recognise it as a major contributor to the nations food security.
05.11.2024
‘Namibian agriculture needs more resources’ – Calle Schlettwein
The Namibianquoted Schlettwein as saying the agriculture sector has the ability to induce inclusion and social progression through boosting national food security and food self-sufficiency by utilising increased agricultural modernisation, productivity and production.
05.11.2024
India - Kharif output seen up 5.4 per cent, to boost rural income
Indias food grain production will likely reach a record level of 164.7 million tonne (MT) in 2024-25 kharif season, with year-on-year increase of 5.4%, the ministry of agriculture said in Tuesday releasing the first advance estimate.
05.11.2024
Pakistan - 80,000 Farmers To Get Livestock Cards: Provincial Minister For Livestock And Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani
Provincial Minister for Livestock and Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani has said that the Livestock Card is an interest-free loan program and 80,000 livestock farmers will get benefit from this scheme.
04.11.2024
Myanmar’s Agricultural Sector Under the SAC: An Uncertain Future
Agriculture is vital for Myanmar and its people, providing work and food security for millions. After declines in 2021 and 2022, agriculture was the best-performing part of the countrys economy in 2023.
04.11.2024
Australia - Partners come together to discuss accelerating agriculture machinery automation
A vast range of project partners have met in New South Wales as part of Grain Automate — an ongoing initiative aimed at incorporating and strengthening automation in Australias grain growing industry.