801 Aklan farmers get crop insurance claims

The Provincial Agriculture’s Office in Aklan is urging farmers to submit their application claims to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to access affordable agricultural insurance protection against crop losses due to pests, diseases and natural calamities. BITLANDERS
The Provincial Agriculture’s Office in Aklan is urging farmers to submit their application claims to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation to access affordable agricultural insurance protection against crop losses due to pests, diseases and natural calamities. BITLANDERS

KALIBO, Aklan – A total of 801 farmers in the province were recipients of the P5.44- million drought crop insurance indemnity program of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC).

PCIC said each farmers-beneficiaries affected by the El Niño phenomenon in the province received around P8,000 to P9,000 per hectare. 

The recipients submitted their crop insurance application claims from January to May 2019.

The insurance compensation, according to the PCIC, will help farmers recover their investments on farm lands damaged drought. 

The PCIC extension office-Aklan also urged farmers to file indemnity claims and enroll in the Registry System for Basic Sector in Agriculture (RSBSA).

RSBSA ensures farmers and fishermen of insurance coverage with the effects of El Niño in the province. Enrolled farmers and fishermen are allowed to claim indemnity insurance based on percentage of validated losses on production crops and farm input cost.

Last June 25, the Provincial Agriculture’s Office conducted orientation on Survival and Recovery Loan Assistance Program to around 500 farmers affected by temporary closure of irrigation facilities of Aklan River Irrigation System.

The Department of Agriculture’s attached agency is currently enlisting more farmers and groups into their insurance term packages to cover crop and livestock losses. (With a report from Akean Forum/PN)

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