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Thailand’s government approves rice insurance scheme

Thailand’s rice insurance scheme for this year’s first crop began on July 3 after it was approved by the cabinet last week.
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Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s rice insurance scheme for this year’s first cropbegan on July 3 after it was approved by the cabinet last week.

Theprogramme, worth 2 billion THB (around 58.84 million USD), will be run by theBank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).

Itis expected to be applied on 25-30 million rai (40.000- 48.000 squarekilometres) of rice farmland and cover insurance for natural disasters, includingfloods, droughts, storms, cold, hail and fires.

Farmerswill receive compensation of 1,260 THB (37.07 USD) a rai (equivalent to 1,600square metres) this year, up from 1,111 THB (32.69 USD) per rai offered in2016, in case of crops damage by natural disasters and 630 THB (18.53 USD) arai in the event of pests and diseases, up from last year’s 555 THB (16.33 USD).

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Thisyear’s insurance premium is scheduled at 97.37 THB (2.86 USD) per rai, downfrom 107.42 THB (3.16 USD) per rai last year for farmers with less than 25million rai and 108.07 THB (3.18 USD) per rai for those with more than 25million rai. The government is expected to pay 61.37 THB (1.81 USD) a rai incompensation this year.

Theinsurance scheme is planned to run from June to August 31 for farmers living indifferent parts of the country, except for the southern provinces, where itwill last until December 15.

Datareleased by the Office of Agricultural Economics shows Thailand has 58.7million rai (93.920 square kilometers) of rice fields in total. The Ministry ofFinance is studying whether to expand the insurance programme to coveroff-season rice and corn.-VNA

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