Author(s): Subhajit Chakraborty, Sabita Mondal, Peddi Naga Harsha Vardhan and Victor Sarkar

Abstract: Crop insurance is considered to be a basic instrument for ensuring stability of farm income by promoting and encouraging technology, investment and credit flow. Still it is not much popular among our farmers. Hence, the study was conducted to understand the adoption level of respondents towards crop insurance in the district of Coochbehar in West Bengal. The study was carried out in Mathabhanga-2 and Cooch Behar -2, blocks of Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The state, district and villages were selected purposively. From three villages namely Tenganmari, Khagribari, Bara Simulguri, Baghmara 100 respondents, were selected randomly. Data were collected from individual farmers with interview schedule and processed through co -relation coefficient and multiple regressions. They adopt more quickly seeing other farmers. Adoption is more thinking of risk of risks like sale of fixed assets and borrowing from neighbours. Farmers with satisfied income as well as have premium paying capacity adopted more. Government initiative of proper awareness would improve the scenario.

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