WASHINGTON — Climate change could substantially increase losses in taxpayer-backed flood and crop insurance programs in coming decades, according to a new government report.

‘Construct check dam at Harichandra River as announced by the CM’

Despite more than four months, no compensation for crops damaged by hailstorm has been paid by the government to affected farmers.

When a scorching drought struck eastern Australia in 2006, cattle farmers Robyn and Paul Kendal had to slaughter nearly all their livestock and spend around a year of their normal turnover on feed

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), North East Zone, has advised farmers to embrace insurance culture to safeguard their investment against calamities caused by climate change.

Based on the observation in 10 km area, the companies had been fixing the insurance cover that had resulted in making the real beneficiaries ineligible

National Green Tribunal (NGT), central zone bench, Bhopal on Tuesday rapped Madhya Pradesh government and crop insurance company over the delay in releasing compensation to farmers affected by hail

Farmers and agriculture-sector analysts stressed the need for more pragmatic approach and wider policy support in the upcoming national budget to boost the country’s agriculture sector.

Rain deficiency could also impact food inflation, affect lakhs of jobs, says industry body

About five per cent deficit rains due to possible El Niño factor could have a bearing on economic growth by 1.75 per cent in the 2014-15 financial year, affecting hundred of thousands of unskilled jobs, an Assocham report said.