Nghe An: Insurance premium support for 8 districts for rice and 6 districts for buffalo and cows

Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issued Decision (No. 340/QD-UBND dated March 10, 2020) on areas supported with agricultural insurance premiums.

Nghi Loc farmers use mechanization in rice production. Photo: Phu Huong

Accordingly,for rice:All communes and towns in 8 districts of Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen, Thanh Chuong, and Do Luong are supported with insurance premiums.

For buffalo and cows:All communes and towns in 6 districts: Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, Nghia Dan, Tan Ky, Quy Hop, Yen Thanh and 4 communes of Tuong Duong district: Tam Quang, Tam Thai, Tam Dinh, Thach Giam are supported with insurance premiums.

The above localities enjoy support policies according to Decree No. 58/2028/ND-CP dated April 18, 2018 of the Government and Decision No. 22/2019 dated June 26, 2019 of the Prime Minister.

Agricultural insurance premium support level from June 26, 2019 to December 31, 2020 (including rice, buffalo, cows, black tiger shrimp, white-leg shrimp):

- 90% for individuals engaged in agricultural production who are poor households (including poor households according to income criteria and multidimensional criteria), and near-poor households according to Decision 59/2015/QD-TTg dated November 19, 2015;

- 20% for individuals engaged in agricultural production who are not poor or near-poor households;

- 20% for agricultural production organizations specified in Clause 3, Article 19 of Decree 58/2018/ND-CP when fully meeting the regulations, for example:

+ Established under the Law on Enterprises or the Law on Cooperatives;

+ Having a contract associated with agricultural products that are beneficiaries of the agricultural insurance support policy, ensuring the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of Decree 98/2018/ND-CP dated July 5, 2018;...