13.08.2025

New area-yield index insurance helps farmers tackle climate risks

Land Bank Insurance Company has expanded its pilot “index insurance” product with the introduction of Area-Yield Index Insurance (AYII), designed to help farmers manage financial losses caused by large-scale climatic and environmental risks.

13.08.2025

Australia develops world-first biodegradable foot and mouth disease vaccine

The world’s first biodegradable vaccine for foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been developed in Australia, a country that remains free from the dreaded livestock

13.08.2025

Fiji - Agriculture ministry tackles food waste

The Ministry of Agriculture is exploring an innovative new approach to reduce food waste by converting post-harvest losses and kitchen scraps into valuable resources like livestock feed and soil enhancers.

12.08.2025

Drought stalks Serbia, harming livestock

A prolonged drought and sweltering heat are taking their toll on villagers, livestock and crops in the mountains of southeastern Serbia, with animals starting to die,APAreports citingReuters.

12.08.2025

USA - Tennessee Department of Agriculture deploys detector dogs to sniff out invasive Spotted Lanternflies

The Tennessee DOA has enlisted two trained dogs to detect and combat the invasive Spotted Lanternfly that can threaten crops.

12.08.2025

India - 78.41 crore applications insured, Rs 1.83 lakh crore claims paid under PMFBY

PMFBY covers the entire crop cycle, from pre-sowing to post-harvest, including damage during storage if caused by a notified calamity.

11.08.2025

Canada - Low yield threshold doubled to encourage salvaging crops

Due to the dry conditions in many parts of Alberta, the low yield threshold has been doubled for 2025.

11.08.2025

USA - Nebraska's corn expertise helps crack code in journey to revolutionize agriculture

Experts in the heart of Husker Nation are once again helping the world unravel the genetic secrets of corn — a crop that plays a pivotal role in global agriculture.

13.08.2025

Lithuania declares nationwide emergency over summer rainfall damage

Lithuania’s government on Wednesday declared a nationwide emergency after weeks of heavy summer rains caused widespread crop losses, following a proposal from the National Crisis Management Centre and the Agriculture Ministry.

13.08.2025

USA - Researchers make breakthrough discovery that could transform agriculture: 'This research is important'

Scientists at Iowa State University have determined that co-locating solar panels and certain plants may be beneficial for crop production.

13.08.2025

USA - Continuing drought affecting Vermont farmers, especially livestock farms

As dry conditions continue to spread across Vermont, one industry that is feeling the heat is the farms.

12.08.2025

Danish technology aims to eradicate methane emissions from livestock barn air

Researchers are hopeful that dilute methane emissions from dairy barns can be effectively eliminated at commercial scale using technology.

12.08.2025

USA - Farmers struggle as unexpected creatures cause massive damage: 'They're incredibly disruptive'

Georgia farmers are contending with an especially destructive species.

12.08.2025

Canada - Alberta takes steps to salvage drought-ravaged crops for livestock

The governments of Canada and Alberta have stepped up to assist Alberta farmers in dealing with the anticipated challenges of the 2025 crop year by increasing the low yield allowance.

11.08.2025

Researchers use high-tech drones to combat urgent threat to food supply: 'Using sensors to detect things the human eye can't see'

In 2016, several varieties of soy, corn, cotton, and more were genetically modified to resist the effects ofdicamba, a powerful chemical herbicide.

11.08.2025

U.S. swine industry creates coalition to combat H5N1 threat

The U.S. swine industry has proactively united to combat the potential threat of H5N1 influenza, a highly pathogenic avian influenza that has impacted poultry flocks and dairy herds, humans and a few pigs on an isolated Oregon hobby farm.

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UNDP - Analysis of the crop insurance system in Uzbekistan

08.01.2025

Agricultural production has historically been one of the high-risk sub-sectors of Uzbekistan’s national economy because the conditions and results of production and economic activity of agricultural enterprises are highly dependent on random, primarily weather-related factors. In this regard, the development of an agricultural insurance system as an element of sustainable agricultural production is relevant. 

A Practical Method for Adjusting the Premium Rates in Crop-Hail Insurance with Short-Term Insurance Data

25.10.2022

The frequency of hailstorms is generally low in small geographic areas. In other words, it may be very likely that hailstorm occurrences will vary between neighboring locations within a short period of time. Besides, a newly launched insurance scheme lacks the data. It is, therefore, difficult to sustain a sound insurance program under these circumstances, with premium rates based on meteorological data without a complimentary adjustment process.

Malta - Vegetable production dropped 7% in 2018

18.10.2019

Last year, Malta’s local vegetable produce dropped by 7% when compared to the previous year. The total vegetables produced in tonnes amounted to 58,178, down by 7% when compared to 2017. Their value too diminished as the total produce was valued at €30 million, down by 13% over the previous year. The most significant drop was in potatoes, down by 27% over the previous year. Tomatoes and onions were the only vegetables to have increased in volume, by 3% and 4% respectively but their value diminished by 9% and 24% respectively. The figures were published by the National Statistics Office on the event of World Food Day 2019, which will be celebrated on Wednesday. Cauliflower, cabbage and lettuce produce dropped by 10%, 3%, and 12% respectively. In the realm of local fruit, a drop of produce was registered here too apart from strawberries, which experienced a whopping increase of 58% over 2017. Total fruit produced in 2018 amounted to 13,057 tonnes, down by 1% when compared to 2017. The total produce was valued at €10 million, a 3% increase in value. Peaches produced were down by 35% and the 376 tonnes of peaches cultivated amounted to €0.5 million in value. Orange produce dropped by 10% and lemon produce dropped by 14%. There was no change in the amount of grapes produced and the 3,642 tonnes of grapes produced in 2018 were valued at €2.3 million. 70% of fruit and vegetables consumed in Malta is imported. The drop in local produce could be the result of deleterious or unsuitable weather patterns. Source - https://www.freshplaza.com

USA - Greenhouse tomato production spans most states

07.10.2019

While Florida and California accounted for 76 percent of U.S. production of field-grown tomatoes in 2016, greenhouse production and use of other protected-culture technologies help extend the growing season and make production feasible in a wider variety of geographic locations. Some greenhouse production is clustered in traditional field-grown-tomato-producing States like California. However, high concentrations of greenhouses are also located in Nebraska, Minnesota, New York, and other States that are not traditional market leaders. Among the benefits that greenhouse tomato producers can realize are greater market access both in the off-season and in northern retail produce markets, better product consistency, and improved yields. These benefits make greenhouse tomato production an increasingly attractive alternative to field production despite higher production costs. In addition to domestic production, a significant share of U.S. consumption of greenhouse tomatoes is satisfied by imports. In 2004, U.S., Mexican, and Canadian growers each contributed about 300 million pounds of greenhouse tomatoes annually to the U.S. fresh tomato market. Since then, Mexico’s share of the greenhouse tomato market has grown sharply, accounting for almost 84 percent (1.8 billion pounds) of the greenhouse volume coming into the U.S. market. Source - https://www.freshplaza.com