Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Amulung farmers receive indemnity thru Agri Insurance Program


AMULUNG, CAGAYAN, October 10, 2013-The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the PhilippineCrop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) distributed crop loss indemnity checks in favor of 161 affected agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) who have availed of the DAR-PCIC Agrarian Reform Beneficiary-Agricultural Insurance Program (ARB-AIP) in Amulung, Cagayan, Cagayan province.
According to Virgilio M. Acasili, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) of Cagayan-Batanes offices (DARPO-Batanes has been annexed to DARPO-Cagayan), they distributed crop loss indemnity checks for Amulung town with a total amount of Php1,451,843.00 in favor of the 161 agrarian reform farmer-beneficiaries whose corn crops were destroyed by the recent drought. Also present during the distribution of crop loss indemnity checks were Atty. Marjorie P. Ayson, DAR Regional Director, Atty. Nicanor de Leon, Mayor of Amulung and other LGU officials who assisted the PCIC staff during the activity.
Crop loss indemnity payments were also made earlier to farmers in the municipalities of Alcala, Gattaran, Lasam, Solana, Sto. Nino and Tuao.
In Cagayan province, some 718.98 hectares of corn cultivated by 449 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) were destroyed by the recent draught, which prompted the payment of indemnity amounting to Php5,354,721.97 for the whole province.
The ARB-AIP is a P17.1 billion crop insurance coverage plan nationwide between the DAR and PCIC, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), wherein the DAR provides a premium subsidy worth P1 billion.
The insurance program benefits agrarian reform beneficiaries who are members of agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs). It provides protection for over 224,000 enrolled ARBs and members of their households who are farming around 330,000 hectares of land and raising approximately 30,700 farm animals.
It is a safety net for ARBs against losses caused by crop pests, diseases, losses from damage of farm machineries  and also from the devastating unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change.

In addition, an ARB covered under the program shall receive protection against loss of life or limbs under an Accident and Dismemberment Security Scheme.  /christiandsales

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