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DA inks agreement for satellite imaging of farms to improve crop insurance

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The Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to provide satellite imaging of 100,000 hectares of rice cultivation and 40,000 hectares of various crop farming within six months to increase sufficiency and productivity in the agriculture sector.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to provide satellite imaging of 100,000 hectares of rice cultivation and 40,000 hectares of various crop farming within six months to increase sufficiency and productivity in the agriculture sector.

A memorandum of agreement was signed on Monday (June 8) by the DA, agri-chemical company Planters Products Inc. (PPI), and data analytics firm Satsure AG to provide better crop insurance in the country using satellite technology.

The project has an initial funding support of P5 million and will be pilot-tested in Nueva Ecija, Iloilo, and North Cotabato.

See full article at Manila Bulletin

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