Farmers groups, government agencies, and private sector agribusiness stakeholders in Mindanao have called on Congress to extend the Weather Index-Based Insurance (WIBI) Mindanao Project, which is set to expire in June.

The WIBI Mindanao Project, which was launched in June 2015 as a two-year project, is a collective effort involving the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC), Climate Change Commission (CCC), National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Philippine Insurance Commission (PIC), Agricultural Credit and Policy Council (ACPC), Agricultural Guarantee Fund Pool (AGFP), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), DA Regional Field Units (DA-RFUs), Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and local government units in Northern Mindanao and Davao.

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