RUDRA BISWAS

New initiative
Ranchi, Feb. 25: If rains or pests pose a problem for farmers, experts of Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) would immediately email them a list of precautions that need to be taken.

Those with specific queries would get answers emailed to their mailboxes. And since farmers here would not be that tech-savvy, BAU will offer an alternative solution.

The Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AICI) will be extending the scope of weather-based crop insurance scheme to four districts in Haryana, and also introduce this for tomato crop in Himachal Pradesh.

Special Correspondent

TIRUVARUR: Collector M. Chandrasekaran has appealed to farmers to insure their summer crops under the schemes of National Crop Insurance Corporation.

Speaking at the monthly grievances day meeting at the collectorate here on Thursday, he said the last date for insuring summer paddy crop for loanee farmers is March 31. For non-loanee farmers, the last date is March 15.

So far, 7.22 lakh ryots have been covered in the State
With recent rain causing heavy damage to standing paddy crops in Cauvery delta districts, agricultural insurance has come to the rescue of affected farmers.

S. Vydhianathan

Insurance scheme comes to the rescue of ryots affected by rain

CHENNAI: With recent rains causing heavy damage to standing paddy crops in Cauvery delta districts, agricultural insurance has come to the rescue of affected farmers.

Sandeep Joshi

NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to call a meeting of Chief Ministers to discuss the issue of providing crop insurance for farmers dealing in tea, coffee, rubber, tobacco and spices. The Centre wants State governments to share some part of the insurance premium for farmers benefiting from the scheme.

Business Standard / New Delhi October 17, 2008, 0:31 IST

Nagesh Prabhu BANGALORE: With monsoon becoming weak and drought looming large over Karnataka, the government has extended the weather-based crop insurance scheme to five more districts, covering 12 crops this kharif season.