Most of the sugarcane fields were flooded, thus losing the year's crops.

It was during the floods in 1984 when lots of people lost their crops and there was no work for them.

If they have several pieces of land in different places they are less likely to lose all their crops because of one disaster.

In the past, farmers lost their crops to black bug infestation and long drought periods.

Or sometimes they would eat venison to keep from losing their crops.

Planters were alarmed both by outside organizations and the thought of losing their total crops.

When the two pests occur together, farmers often lose their entire crops.

Gujarati peasants refused to pay tax, under threat of losing their crops and land.

Those who had low-lying lands lost their crops entirely.

Finally, it is fundamental to ensure direct support by the European Union to farmers who have lost their crops.