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Long dry spell brings early start to harvest for farmers
Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
In previous years, it would have been another week or so before tillage farmers started to harvest their first crop of the season but in recent years, harvest time has started early.
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Afghanistan Sun
· Jun 29, 2026
Mud, celebration, and dread: Nepali farmers mark National Paddy Day while bracing for El Nino-driven drought
By Binod Prasad AdhikariSindhuli [Nepal], June 29 (ANI): Marking the start of the rice planting season, a tug-of-war between groups, ploughing the field using oxen and he-buffaloes, farmers soaking in the mud and splashing water on each other, locals of Nepal's Sindhuli observed National Paddy Day in full swing, even as the El Nino is expected to bring a drier monsoon this season.The Marin Rural Municipal
Nepal News
· Jun 29, 2026
जमिन बाँझो राख्ने प्रवृत्तिको अन्त्य गरी कृषिमा आधुनिकीकरण आवश्यकः राष्ट्रपति
काठमाडौँ । राष्ट्रपति रामचन्द्र पौडेलले जमिन बाँझो राख्ने प्रवृत्तिको अन्त्य गरी कृषिमा आधुनिकीकरण आवश्यक भएको बताएका छन्। आज २३औँ राष्ट्रिय धान दिवस, २०८३ का अवसरमा सम्पूर्ण कृषक दिदीबहिनी तथा दाजुभाइमा सुख, शान्ति र समृद्धिको हार्दिक शुभकामना गर्दै उनले भने, ‘कृषिमा आधुनिकीकरण गर्दै विदेश पलायन हुन बाध्य जनशक्तिलाई स्वदेशमै रोकी कृषिलाई आकर्षक पेसाका रूपमा विकास गर्न []
The Namibian
· Jun 23, 2026
Strategies for Crop Farmers to Access Formal Markets
Farmers, especially small-scale farmers, often highlight the major challenge of having access to formal markets for their produce, especially horticultural commodities. This hinders them from expanding and sustaining their production. Accessing markets is a key milestone that can enable a farmer to sustain production in a profitable manner. However, there are several shortfalls many small-scale [] The post Strategies for Crop Farmers to Access Formal Markets appeared first on The Namibian.
Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jun 29, 2026
Al-Mrah: Cradle of the Damask Rose and a living testament to Syrian cultural heritage
Damascus Countryside, June 29 (SANA) With the first rays of dawn every spring, farmers in the mountain village of al-Mrah head for their fields to gently harvest the Damask Rose (Rosa damascena). This seasonal tradition has evolved into far more than an agricultural practice; it represents the story of a place, the identity of a []
The Rising Nepal
· Jul 11, 2026
Drought worries Soru farmers as paddy planting is delayed
By Our Correspondent, Mugu, July 11: A prolonged dry spell in Soru Rural Municipality in western Mugu has left farmers w...
Global News
· Jul 7, 2026
A wet June in Saskatchewan delays Saskatoon berry season, helping haskaps
Farmers and experts are noticing a slight delay in the ripening of Saskatoon berries, while other crops thrive from the notably wet conditions of the previous month.
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Related coverage for "Long dry spell brings early start to harvest for farmers": Afghanistan Sun — Mud, celebration, and dread: Nepali farmers mark National Paddy Day while bracing for El Nino-driven drought . Nepal News — जमिन बाँझो राख्ने प्रवृत्तिको अन्त्य गरी कृषिमा आधुनिकीकरण आवश्यकः राष्ट्रपति. The Namibian — Strategies for Crop Farmers to Access Formal Markets. Syrian Arab News Agency — Al-Mrah: Cradle of the Damask Rose and a living testament to Syrian cultural heritage. The Rising Nepal — Drought worries Soru farmers as paddy planting is delayed. Global News — A wet June in Saskatchewan delays Saskatoon berry season, helping haskaps