Crop insurance

Latest crop insurance news in India. PMFBY is the central government scheme on crop insurance for farmers in India.

• Kerala offers new short-term credit scheme for farmers

  The one-year loan has a 6.4 percent interest rate and is only for agricultural purposes.…

• Over 15 Lakh Farmers in AP receives Rs 1820.23 crore under YSR Free Crop Insurance Scheme

  Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, credited Rs.1820.23 crore to the bank accounts of 15.15 lakh farmers who lost their Kharif crop in 2020 under the ‘YSR Free Crop Insurance' plan…

• Farmers to get crop payment directly in their account: FCI

  FCI announced that crop procurement payment will directly transfer to farmer account…

• Farmers of This State will soon get Interest-Free Crop Loans

  The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government declared that farmers would be able to get interest-free crop loans from this fiscal year. Farmers will be able to get crop credit up to Rs 3 lakh, with the state paying the interest on the loans.…

• Farmers Who Diversify will Get Compensation by Punjab Government

  In response to a question asked by MLA Avtar Singh Junior Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharmsot said the Punjab government is planning ways to adequately compensate farmers who leave wheat-paddy crop cycle, especially those who increase forest cover.…

• More than 80,000 Hectares of Crops Damaged by Unseasonal Rains in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram District

  The Central Inter-Ministerial Committee, which came to Tamil Nadu has thoroughly inspected damaged crops in the district of Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu.…

• European Crop Protection Association Becomes Croplife Europe

  Effective from January 6th this year, the European Crop Protection Association will operate as CropLife Europe, expanding its mandate to include digital and precision farming, plant biotech innovation and biopesticides alongside conventional pesticides.…

• Special Crop Assessment to be Undertaken by the Government of Rajasthan

  Gehlot govt. to offer awards to farmers for harm because of hailstorm, ice…

• Jharkhand Fasal Rahat Yojana: Eligibility, Benefits, Essential Documents & Method to Apply

  Jharkhand is replacing Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana with its own crop relief scheme for farmers of the state. Jharkhand’s crop insurance scheme will be launched tomorrow, 29th December 2020 but it will take three months to come into effect.…

• Covering Risks that go beyond Crop insurance for Farmers and for Better Food Sovereignty

  Isn’t it Time for Food Sovereignty? Creating a food system that is capable of helping people rather than making huge profits. This movement consists of Creating an alliance of farmers and consumers. It would take time, but paving the way for building the network is…

• Good News! You Can Get Insurance of Rs. 10 Lakh through Your ATM card; Know How?

  RuPay ATM card is offering insurance of Rs. 10 lakh for free. Along with this, there are many more attractive benefits of this card, about which very few people are aware of.…

• Haryana Government to Offer Insurance Cover for Vegetable & Horticultural crops: J P Dalal

  On Monday, 12th October 2020 Haryana’s Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister J P Dallal announced a scheme under which the state farmers would get insurance on their horticulture and vegetable products.…

• Free Crop Insurance Scheme Launched for Farmers of This State; Registration Can be Done by Paying Just Rs. 1

  Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched free crop insurance scheme for the farmers of the state. A large number of farmers are availing the opportunity as they have to pay just Rs 1 to get registered under the scheme.…

• Crop Insurance – An important risk mitigation tool for India’s agrarian economy

  The weather conditions all over the world have become volatile and India is no different, with floods and drought conditions becoming a regular phenomenon. Such conditions have a major impact on agriculture, which is the most important sector for the Indian economy.…

• PMFBY: Insurance companies have collectively paid 85% claims against premium collected

  Losses exceeding premium-to-claims ratio 1:3.5 in the crop season are met from equal contribution from the Central government and the concerned State government.…