Hampyeong Crop Disaster Insurance Enrollment Rate ↑... Increased by 713ha Compared to Last Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The area insured under crop disaster insurance in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do is rapidly increasing this year.

According to Hampyeong County on the 13th, as of the end of August, the insured area under crop disaster insurance in Hampyeong County is 6,393 hectares. This is about 713 hectares more than the same period last year (5,680 hectares).

In particular, the upward trend is even steeper for rice disaster insurance, which accounts for more than 86% of crop disaster insurance, already exceeding last year's final subscription rate by about 12%.

A total of 3,666 local farms have insured 6,104 hectares, an increase of 807 farms and 666 hectares compared to last year's final tally.

If the current trend continues, it seems highly likely that the county will achieve its goal of increasing the insurance subscription rate by more than 20% compared to last year, which was set at the beginning of this year.

The county estimates that this increasing trend is due to frequent agricultural disasters caused by abnormal weather such as heavy rain, as well as focused promotion efforts by the county and the Nonghyup to improve insurance awareness.

It is also analyzed that raising the county's support rate from the existing 20% to 30%, minimizing farmers' self-pay to 10%, has significantly boosted insurance subscription demand.

A county official said, "The best way to minimize farm damage these days, when natural disasters occur frequently, is to subscribe to crop disaster insurance," and urged, "Please be sure to subscribe to the crop disaster insurance for onions, wheat, and other crops, which will be sold from next month, according to their respective sales periods."

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