St Lucia Government Considers Insurance and Pension Programmes For Agriculture
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Agriculture officials in St Lucia are in discussions about an insurance and pension scheme as part of the new programme for agriculture.
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Cooperatives, Natural Resources and Physical Planning Ezekiel Joseph said that given global adverse weather conditions due to climate change, an insurance programme for farmers is critical to the stabilization of the agriculture sector.
“With the reality of climate change and the frequency with which we experience drought, hurricanes, and tropical storms, this is even more important now,” he said.
“We had an insurance programme just for bananas, but we are reviewing this and we are looking at an insurance policy that will cover agriculture—including fisheries and livestock.”
Farmers have also been calling on the ministry to put the issue of a pension plan back on the table. This, Joseph said, is being very seriously considered.
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