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MANILA, Philippines The Department of Agriculture has partnered with a Swiss firm to provide farmers with better crop insurance through the use of satellite technology.

MANILA, Philippines The Department of Agriculture has partnered with a Swiss firm to provide farmers with better crop insurance through the use of satellite technology.

The DA, through the Planters Products Inc., signed a memorandum of agreement with Swiss developer Satsure AG to digitize the local farm sector.

The project, with an initial funding of P5 million, targets to provide satellite imaging for 100,000 hectares planted with rice and 40,000 hectares planted with various crops within six months.

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