Crop insurance

Covers against perils of weather such as:

  • Drought
  • Excess rains
  • Hail damage
  • Frost damage
  • Fire

Why Crop Insurance

  • Unpredictable weather
  • Protection of loans taken from banks
  • Removes uncertainty
  • Improves financial planning
  • Encourages investment

Classes of crop insurance

  • Cereals-wheat, maize, barley
  • Cash crops- tea, coffee
  • Sugarcane
  • Horticulture
  • Floriculture
  • Forest
  • Greenhouse farming