The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist released P655,911 in crop insurance to 24 rice farmers and their multi-purpose cooperative in San Enrique town, Negros Occidental, recently, Ma. Alona Abang, Agriculturist II, said yesterday.

The aid was released through the Negros First Universal Crop Insurance Program and the Weather Adverse Rice Area, Abang said.

She also said P82,547 was given to 18 individual farmers through NFUCIP while P10,618 was distributed to six farmers through WARA.

Meanwhile, P562,746 was given to the San Enrique Multi-Purpose Cooperative, also through WARA, she said.

NFUCIP, that was launched in August in 2010 by Secretary Proceso Alcala, already covers damage to crops in previous months.

Abang said the crop insurance offers protection to farmers against losses from plant diseases, pest infestation, and natural calamities, reduce the impact of damage from calamities and attain food security and agricultural productivity.

Aside from crop insurance, farmers also have free health care benefit through the Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Program, Abang added.

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The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist released P655,911 in crop insurance to 24 rice farmers and their multi-purpose cooperative in San Enrique town, Negros Occidental. The aid was released through the Negros First Universal Crop Insurance Program and the Weather Adverse Rice Area. Also P82,547 was given to 18 individual farmers through NFUCIP while P10,618 was distributed to six farmers through WARA. Meanwhile, P562,746 was given to the San Enrique Multi-Purpose Cooperative, also through WARA.

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