Dina Genzola, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Negros Occidental, delivers a message to farmers in Pontevedra town. Some
CROP INSURANCE. Dina Genzola, officer-in-charge of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist in Negros Occidental, delivers a message to farmers in Pontevedra town, who are beneficiaries of the Agri-Fishery Insurance Program during an event at the municipal gymnasium on Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022). Some 428 farmers in the southern municipality received PHP1.978 million worth of insurance claims. (Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Some 83,247 farmers in Negros Occidental have been enrolled in the Negros First Universal Crop Insurance Program (NFUCIP) as of the end of 2021, based on the latest data of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA). Dina Genzola, officer-in-charge of OPA, said in a statement on Thursday through the initiative, the province aims to assist farmers affected by typhoons and allow them to start planting again. The farmers, who plant rice, corn, and high-value crops and engage in fisheries, have insured a total of 93,374.84 hectares. Of t