via da.gov.ph The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), has partnered with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to provide some P17.1 billion worth of crop insurance protection to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) over the next two cropping seasons. The protection plan is contained in the joint program called the “Agrarian continue reading : DAR, DA-PCIC provide P17B insurance protection to agrarian reform beneficiaries

via pia.gov.ph The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved the enrollment of up to 2,000 hectares of farmland with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) to ensure that the crops are covered in case of calamity such as the recent typhoon Pablo which destroyed billions of rice lands and banana farms in the three Davao provinces. “Kani continue reading : Davao del Norte to insure 2000 has. of farmland with PCIC

by Jennifer A. Ng / Reporte, via businessmirror.com.ph For one reason or another, many Filipinos do not have insurance coverage. According to an insurer, only 13 percent of Pinoys have life or accident insurance. This is lamentable, said the insurer, as accidents could be financially catastrophic to families that can barely make both ends meet. continue reading : Weather-based crop-insurance products: Making farmers more climate-change resilient

by: BM, GMA News, via gmanetwork.com The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. generated P10.63 billion worth of insurance policies in 2012, a 97.6-percent year-on-year increase, the government-controlled corporation said. PCIC president Jovy Bernabe attributed the PCIC’s 145.8-percent rise in underwriting profit to P303.942 million to good risk management. He also said that  crop insurance gained greater continue reading : State crop insurance firm issues P10B worth of policies in 2012

by: Raymond Jun R. Portillo via bworldonline.com Agriculture insurance coverage almost doubled as of November last year amid strong typhoons visiting the country, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. Insurance coverage reached P10.63 billion for the period January to November 2012, from P5.37 billion posted during the same period last year. INCREASED AWARENESS PCIC continue reading : Agriculture insurance coverage hits P10.63B

By Niña P. Calleja Philippine Daily Inquirer In line with the government’s goal of achieving zero rice importation after 2013, the Department of Agriculture plans to expand the coverage of its third cropping program for rice next year to 300,000 hectares of land from only about 91,495 hectares at present. Agriculture assistant secretary for the continue reading : DA eyes wider coverage of rice program

By Czeriza Valencia via philstar.com MANILA, Philippines – Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said Saturday that the damage to agriculture brought by typhoon “Pablo” has reached P8.5 billion, with the already troubled banana industry sustaining the bulk of losses. In an interview with radio station dwIZ, Alcala said the typhoon, which ravaged Mindanao, also inflicted considerable continue reading : Agriculture damage from ‘Pablo’ hits P8.5 billion