LivestockUttar Pradesh launches livestock mission with Rs 40,000 subsidy per cow
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh will get Rs 40,000 for each indigenous cow, for up to two cows, and the state will pay 85% of the insurance premium.
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LivestockILRI: El Niño warnings must trigger action for Horn of Africa herders
ILRI researchers argue that forecasts protect pastoralists only when they trigger early support, pointing to index-based livestock insurance and the KAZNET crowdsourcing platform as tools to act before El Niño floods and disease take hold.
LivestockWith the US cattle herd at a 75-year low, Washington offers insurance to keep heifers home
A USDA package centred on a new insurance endorsement would pay ranchers the difference when a heifer is worth more at slaughter than as breeding stock, alongside loans for regional processors.