Crop insurance requests received for twice the total cultivated area in Tiruvarur
The Hindu
The Agriculture Department and Crop Insurance Company officials have expressed surprise over receiving requests for crop insurance for Crop insurance request for double the area of cultivation taken u
The Agriculture Department and Crop Insurance Company officials have expressed surprise over receiving requests for crop insurance for Crop insurance request for double the area of cultivation taken up during this ‘samba’ and ‘thaladi’ season.
As per the data available with the Agriculture Department, ‘samba’ and ‘thaladi’ paddy crop had been raised in 1,48,067 hectares in the district during the current season. However, crop insurance applications with farmers’ share of premium had been received for an area of 1,64,163 hectares for ‘samba’ and 1,47,014 hectares for ‘thaladi’, taking the total area of cultivation to 3,11,177 hectares as against 1,48,067 hectares.