NAIC, CBN To Boost Data On Farmers

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says it is discussing with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other stakeholders on the need to get perfect data for farmers across the country.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NAIC, Mrs Folashade Joseph, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Lagos, recently. 
She said that for insurance business to be effective and sustainable, operators should have farmers’ robust data, which they should leverage to promote their operations.
She said this was crucial to monitoring farm processes, storage and the deployment of products that would be useful to the agric sector.
Joseph noted that index insurance could not operate effectively without accurate data.
“Data for farmers will help us know how many farmers we have in each state and what each person is into such as rice production, maize, cassava and even processing of the produce. This is very important so that we can effectively monitor and improve on our processes.
“The index insurance cannot operate effectively without accurate data. It is only when we have the correct data, which we will improve every year, that we can effectively achieve our objectives. That is key to us in NAIC, and we have spoken to our supervising ministry and other stakeholders like CBN on the need to get a perfect data”, she stated.
According to her, NAIC is at the verge of deploying drone to inspect and monitor farm lands against flood and insecurity.
She said the firm had incurred claims from flood and insecurity, adding that the company has sustained its awareness campaign with target at ensuring food security in the country.
Joseph implored those within the agric value chain to insure their businesses with her firm which, according to her, has presence across the nation.