121 farmers in Carcar covered by insurance

CEBU, Philippines - At least 121 rice farmers in Carcar City now have insurance coverage thanks to the Department of Agriculture 7.

Angel Enriquez, DA Regional Field Unit (RFU-7) Officer in charge said the insurance covers death and dismemberment of both the farmer and the insured animal or crops.

Enriquez said there are 331 rice farmers from all over the province of Cebu that received Certificates of Insurance Cover (CIC’s) and Accident Dismemberment Scheme Cards.

The farmer-beneficiaries are from different towns in the south, mostly from the second district of Cebu where most rice fields are located.

Enriquez said Carcar City of the first district has 121 farmer-recipients covering 65.85 hectares.

It has the most number of rice lands from the seven other municipalities covered which are in the 2nd district.

In Barili with 35.7 hectares of rice lands, 74 farmers received insurance coverage while 55 farmers benefited from Moalboal town with 29.8 hectares of rice lands; Dalaguete town has 22 farmer-recipients covering 13.2 hectares; Argao with 29 farmers covering 7.5 hectares; Dumanjug with 6.8 hectares has eight farmer-beneficiaries and Asturias with 19 farmer-recipients covering 2.3 hectares.

In Alcantara three farmer-beneficiaries with .076 hectare are covered.

Enriquez hopes that more farmers will be covered with insurance now that there is already an assurance of a strong coordination between DA and the Province of Cebu.  (FREEMAN)