Insure crops, farmers told

Coimbatore: The agriculture department and the district administration have called upon farmers, who are busy with kharif cultivation, to insure their crops.
Both agricultural and horticultural crops can be insured under the Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme, said a communication from office of the joint director of agriculture. Crops such as paddy, sorghum, maize, cotton, pigeon pea, urad dal, green gram, horse gram, ground nut, seasame and horticulture crops such as banana, turmeric, tapioca, brinjal, tomato and onion can be insured.
For an acre, farmers can insure paddy at Rs 621, sorghum at Rs 209, maize at Rs 588, cotton at Rs 459, groundnut at Rs 578, sesame at Rs 262, all pulse varieties at Rs 331, banana at Rs 4,418, turmeric at Rs 3,973, tapioca at Rs 583, brinjal at Rs 1,905, tomato at Rs 1,417 and onion at Rs 2,112.
Farmers can get insured at e-seva centres, primary agricultural credit societies or nationalised banks by paying the premium and by showing the relevant documents. They can approach agricultural extension centres for guidance.