Legislators pass Farmers’ Insurance ActSTEMMING LOSSES: Chiu Yi-ying said that government grants are no longer enough to offset the damage weather and pests incur on the agricultural industry every yearBy Sean Lin / Staff reporterThe Legislative Yuan yesterday passed a third reading of the Farmers’ Insurance Act (農業保險法), which aims to safeguard the income of farmers, animal breeders, fishers and foresters from natural disasters and other incidents. The act identifies entities that can provide farmers’ insurance, including designated farmers’ or fishers’ associations, as well as insurance companies. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers cheer after the Farmers’ Insurance Act passes a third reading at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. The council is to establish a farmers’ insurance fund to determine the risks associated with people who work in the four sectors and develop policies to manage them, the act says. The council should also set the qualifications for inspection personnel, develop training programs, introduce certification rules and create an inspection personnel database, it says.

Source: Taipei Times May 12, 2020 15:56 UTC