The heat index-based insurance scheme protects dairy farmers from sharp fluctuations in milk production during the summer
Ernakulam zonal union of cooperative milk producers has come out with a heat index-based cattle insurance scheme to protect dairy farmers from sharp fluctuations in milk production during the summer, marked by rising temperature. The insurance net will be available during April and May, said M.T. Jayan, chairman of the union in a press release. The Ernakulam union comprises dairy farmers in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam, and Idukki districts.
