Zimbabwe: IPEC working on weather index-based agriculture insurance for farmers
Zimbabwe’s Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) is likely to introduce a weather index-based agriculture insurance in order to encourage smallholder…
Argentina becomes first nation to approve drought-resistant GMO wheat
Argentina has become the first country in the world to approve the use of drought-resistant genetically modified (GMO) wheat, the…
Sri Lanka government announces ban on cattle slaughter
In a significant move, Sri Lanka has decided to ban cattle slaughter, adding the island nation’s government will take steps…
Indian govt hikes MSP for six rabi crops amid farmers’ protests
The Indian government announced hikes in the minimum support prices of six rabi crops, including wheat and lentils, as it…
Indian Parliament passes two farm bills amid ruckus by opposition parties
Indian lawmakers approved two agriculture bills that the federal government says will reform the country’s deeply stressed agriculture sector and…
Here’s all you need to know about Morocco’s crop rotation program
Morocco’s Agriculture Ministry announced to set up a crop rotation program on an area of over 5 million hectares for…
India: Lok Sabha passes Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
The lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament – Lok Sabha – has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 that…
India: Govt introduces three farm sector bills in Lok Sabha
The central government introduced three bills in the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament (Lok Sabha) on farm sector with…
Northern Ireland: £21.4m COVID-19 support scheme for farmers
Northern Irish farmers affected by the COVID-19 outbreak can now make applications to the £21.4m support package, one of the…
Nigerian President directs central bank to stop giving forex for food, fertilizer imports
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the country’s central bank to stop issuing foreign exchange for food and fertilizer imports…
