MUSCAT: A special team studying the feasibility of agricultural insurance in Oman recently discussed the requirements of insurance firms and the mechanism for farmers’s coverage, before implementing the scheme. The team also looked at alternative measures to protect farmers and fishermen from natural calamities and plant diseases, according to a press release. The team was formed after a seminar on agricultural insurance held at the premises of Capital Market Authority in the first half of 2016 with members from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Oman Chamber for Commerce and Industry (OCCI).
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