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India’s delayed monsoon season a further blow for farmers
...Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. However, the delay in the monsoon season has dealt the country’s economy a further blow, and there are fears that low rainfall could push millions of drought-stricken...
Optimism about state-subsidised crop insurance scheme
...agricultural value chain, as well as government, he said. “It’s essential that grain producers receive support to [endure] the impact of droughts such as the devastating drought of 2016,” he...
Laying the foundations for commercial farming
...highlights attributes such as the breed’s hardiness, muscling, body condition and weaning weight, and says Bonsmaras are efficient at converting forage. Even though the farm has been experiencing drought conditions...
Call for loans to distressed mohair growers
...of an applicant’s mohair production value over the past three years. The assistance needed to be made available to drought-stressed farmers as a short-term production loan at 6% interest a...
SA’s sugar industry is in a meltdown
...farmer’s operation over the short and long terms. Before 2016, farmer revenues were hit by widespread and intense drought conditions in sugar-producing areas, and then, just as recovery started to...
Challenging economic climate drives used machinery sales
While nationwide sales of new tractors and combine harvesters have taken a knock this year, demand for used agricultural machinery is strong. Ongoing drought conditions and South Africa’s struggling economy,...
Agricultural role players’ wish list for SONA
...land and farming He added that Ramaphosa needed to address national issues such as water and disaster management, especially in the light of the recent severe drought conditions experienced across...
New UN agreement aims to stem the tide of desertification
...second International Seminar on Drought and Agriculture at the FAO headquarters in Rome on Monday, Graziano da Silva said: “It is quite impossible to avoid a drought from happening, but...
Worst locust invasion in Sardinia for more than 60 years
...concern that this year’s crop could not be saved, but said preventative measures needed to be put in place to ensure the security of next year’s crop. “We had droughts...
Mighty Nile River under threat in Egypt
...and widespread drought conditions, with large numbers abandoning their land to seek work in other sectors. This has resulted in employment in the agricultural sector dropping from 44% of total...
54% smaller maize harvest expected for Zimbabwe in 2019
The forecast for this year’s maize harvest in Zimbabwe is 776 600t, which was 54% lower than the 2018 output of 1,7 million tons. READ Persistent drought forces Australia to...
New Harvest winner: from farmworker to farm owner
...believes the drought has had a profound effect on the industry and their farming business. “After the drought we’re still struggling. Everyone works together to make ends meet. Luckily, we...
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