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Crop Insurance
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Precision & digital, IndiaAgri ministry has been permitted to use drones under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)The civil aviation ministry and DGCA have given the agriculture ministry a conditional exemption to fly drones for gram panchayat-level yield estimation in about 100 districts under PMFBY.
- Policy & trade, Andhra PradeshFree crop insurance scheme to boost farmers’ motivation further in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh's free crop insurance scheme has lifted enrolment, with insured farmers rising from 16.69 lakh in 2018 to 25.73 lakh in 2019.
- Policy & trade, Andhra PradeshAndhra farmers to get Rs 1,252 crore insurance claims for Kharif crops of 2019Andhra Pradesh will pay Rs 1,252 crore in crop insurance claims for kharif 2019 to 9.48 lakh farmers under the state's free crop insurance scheme.
- Precision & digital, IndiaIndian agriculture department to fly drones over 100 districts; DGCA grants permitThe DGCA has allowed the agriculture department to fly drones over 100 rice and wheat districts to estimate crop yields and speed up claim settlements under PMFBY.
- Policy & trade, JharkhandJharkhand government to waive agricultural loans worth up to Rs 50,000Jharkhand will waive farm loans of up to Rs 50,000 for about 9.07 lakh farmers, with Rs 2,000 crore sanctioned this fiscal, and has approved crop relief and livestock schemes.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaInsurance cover to be provided for vegetable and horticultural crops in Haryana, says J P DalalHaryana agriculture minister J P Dalal announced insurance of Rs 40,000 per acre for farmers growing vegetables and horticultural crops.
- Policy & trade, RajasthanVictory for farmers in prolonged battle over crop insurance in RajasthanFarmers in Satlana, Jodhpur, have received kharif 2016 crop insurance claims under PMFBY after a High Court PIL, having been denied them over missing soft-copy records.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalAgricultural resilience and risk managementClimate change, price swings, pests and disasters threaten farms, and diversification, sustainable practices, crop insurance, infrastructure, planning and agritech can build resilience.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaCrop insurance for shrimp farmers to be launchedChennai's Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture is working with insurers on crop insurance for shrimp farmers, who have had no cover since white spot disease losses in the 1990s.