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20 July 2021

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green (right), peruses application form with Jordon Tait, Assistant General Manager, GK Insurance, at the launch of GK Weather Protect, a crop insurance policy developed specifically for farmers and fishers, held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices on July 20, 2021.  GK Weather Protect provides coverage to farmers and fishers for losses from heavy rain, hurricane winds and drought.

Crop Insurance launched for farmers and fishers

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 20 Jul 2021   

 

 

Farmers and fishers now have access to weather-related insurance coverage from GK Insurance for losses obtained as a result of damage caused by heavy winds and rain as well drought.

Describing the launch as a big step in the right direction, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, commended GK Insurance for the initiative noting that it came at an opportune time as we were in the midst of the hurricane season.

“Between 2004 and 2017 our agricultural sector suffered $196 billion in losses from weather-related events. More recently, in October...

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