The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) deeply sympathises with livestock farmers adversely affected by the reported case of Anthrax disease in the country.
In a press release from the Office of the Managing Director/CEO of NAIC, Mrs. Folashade Joseph, she expressed concerned about the outbreak of the Anthrax disease and its negative effects on the income of livestock farms and the risk to fellow Nigerians who might unknowingly be affected.
Mrs. Folashade Joseph advised the general public on the need to take a NAIC agricultural cover to mitigate against the effects of Anthrax disease and other emerging risks in the agricultural value chain.
She also affirmed that the provision of insurance solutions for agricultural hazards in a major mandate of the Corporation, which is fully owned by the Federal Government.
Furthermore, the Managing Director/CEO drew the attention of farming communities and entrepreneurs of impending floods across the country and the need for proper best practices which include taking of a NAIC agricultural insurance cover which is guaranteed to plough those who suffer losses back to prosperity.
