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Available Plan Information:
This information booklet does not supersede the Regulations
which apply to these programs.
The mission of the Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission is to provide
Nova Scotia farm managers with insurance products with which
they can manage the financial risk associated with reduced crop yields
or animal production losses due to insurable perils.
The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Commission was established in 1968 to provide
Nova Scotia farmers the opportunity to manage the risk of production failure.
The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Act was amended in 1978 to provide for the
administration of the Livestock Insurance Program and is now cited as the
Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Act.
The Commission reports to the Minister of Agriculture and
is a key component of the business risk management services
that the Department offers to the industry under the AgriInsurance
platform. It administers 14 crop insurance plans, a Dairy
Livestock Insurance Plan and a Poultry Insurance Plan. The
Commission also administers a Wildlife Compensation Program
under the AgriInsurance platform. Cost sharing of AriInsurance
(also know as Production Insurance and Crop Insurance) in
Nova Scotia is governed by Growing Forward, a Federal-Provincial-Territorial
Framework Agreement on Agriculture, Agri-Food and Agri-based
products policy. This agreement outlines cost sharing arrangements
and administrative requirements which govern the design and delivery of
AgriInsurance programs.
In support of the Department of Agriculture's mandate to support the
development of a competitive, sustainable and profitable agriculture and
agri-product industry that contributes to the economic, environmental and
social prosperity of Nova Scotia's rural and urban communities, the Nova
Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission strengthens the fabric of
rural economies in Nova Scotia by providing agricultural entrepreneurs with
the opportunity to cover off some of the risk of financial losses caused by
crop failures. The Commission supports the growth and development of the
agriculture industry through its crop and livestock based insurance programs.
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