United India Insurance gets into crop insurance
United India Insurance has tied up with Agriculture Insurance Company and was selling two of the crop insurance products of the company. Read more
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Budget 2013: Tea sector seeks crop insurance and fertiliser subsidy
Coverage under Agriculture Crop Insurance schemes and subsidized fertilizers for tea sector, the two major demands of small tea growers in India are gaining momentum. The national apex body of small tea growers has made an appeal to the union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to incorporate the tea sector under these schemes in his next budget proposal. Read more
Insurance coverage for all crops within five years, says TNAU VC
Steps are afoot to get insurance coverage for all the crops within the next five years, K.Ramasamy, Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, said here recently. Read more
Crop insurance: farmers in a quandary
With just five days left for registering for the agricultural insurance, farmers who have taken land on lease are in a quandary as to whether they will be benefited anyway by the insurance for which the State Government is prepared to pay the entire premium. With prospects for samba crop looking bleak, this assumes great significance. Read more
Crop insurance: Benefits of rain-based crop insurance
Rainfall-based crop insurance should extend to agricultural labour. — Akhilesh Kumar
Insurance paid on the basis of rainfall is cost-effective and complements caste-based support networks. Read more
Weather insurance: HDFC ERGO General Insurance to give weather insurance to Maharashtra farmers
HDFC ERGO General Insurance has been allowed by the Maharashtra government to implement Pilot Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) for Loanee and Non Loanee farmers for Rabi 2012-13.
The crops to be covered are Grapes in Sangli, Satara and Beed districts, Pomegranate in Buldhana, Aurangabad, Satara, Beed and Sangli districts, Banana in Akola, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Satara, Kolhapur, Parbhani , Beed and Sangli, Orange in Akola and Buldhana, Sweet Lime in Buldhana, Aurangabad, Parbhani and Beed, Guava in Buldhana and Aurangabad and Cashew in Kohlapur. Read more
Weather-based crop insurance policy introduced
A weather-based crop insurance policy will be introduced in the Kolar district during the current monsoon.
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