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CROP - AGRICULTURE
INTRODUCTION
Crop insurance is purchased by agricultural producers, including farmers, ranchers and others to protect against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters or weather changes.
Includes the following insurance policies
IRRIGATION CROPS POLICY
Risks covered in irrigated agriculture which can be summarized in:
A/ Agricultural pests and diseases.
B/ Weather unusual (flooding, hailstones, lighting, windstorm, etc ).
C/ Low river levels which cause water shortages.
D/ Inundation due to excessive rain or canal breakage.
E/ Unintended canal breakage leading to irrigation problems .
D/ Unintended fires.
RAIN FED SECTOR
Risks covered in rain fed agriculture:
• Drought arising from low rainfall.
• Inundations resulting from excessive rains and floods.
• local and national pests.
• Crop diseases.
• Wind and wind storms.
WEATHER INDEX INSURANCE
Risks covered in weather index:
• Drought arising from low rainfall.
• Inundations resulting from excessive rains and floods
HORTICULTURE PRODUCTS
Risks covered in Horticulture:
• plant diseases.
• plant pests.
• fires.
FAQs
This allows farmers to continue their operation in the event of a loss. Without crop insurance, it would be nearly impossible for operations to pay their debts after they experienced a significant event that damaged their crops.